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Friday, January 9, 2026

DWC Repeals Expired, Invalid Rules

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation repealed rules that have expired or that it says are no longer valid.

The division repealed a rule that

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Knee Injury

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury.

Case: Underwood v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 25-ICA-219,

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Maximum Benefits Increasing 4.2%

  • State: Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths increased 4.2% to match an increase in the state's average weekly

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

State to Consider Comp Coverage of Psych Injuries for First Responders

  • State: Kentucky
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A bill introduced Tuesday in the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly aims to broaden workers' compensation protections for first responders by making certain psychological injuries compensable.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Bill Would Expand Comp Cancer Presumptions to Sheriffs, Deputies

  • State: Virginia
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A bill introduced in the Virginia House of Representatives on Friday would broaden workers' compensation presumptions for certain cancers to include sheriffs and deputies, extending

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Appeals Board Rejects Expanded Comp Benefits for Worker

  • State: Tennessee
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The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday affirmed a ruling denying additional medical and temporary disability benefits to a public employee who sought compensation for a

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Paramedic Proves Compensable Injuries to Back, Shoulders

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a paramedic suffered a compensable injury and that the record supported a compensable diagnosis of

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

No Benefits for Worker Attacked by iPad-Wielding Patient

  • State: Delaware
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Health Care Worker Gets 13% PPD Award for Back Injury

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a 13% permanent partial impairment for an injured health care worker.

Case: Hospice

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Monday, January 5, 2026

Auto Insurance Provider Owes No Coverage to Insured's Injured Employee

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an automobile liability insurance provider had no duty to cover an insured’s employee for his alleged injuries from a

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