Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Shields Property Owner From Claims by Subcontractor's Employee | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a property owner should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a civil claim against it by a subcontractor’s employee for alleged injuries sustained on the worksite. ...Read More | |||
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Quadriplegic Worker Doesn't Forfeit Benefits by Failing to Report Injury to Carrier | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when an injured worker is a sole proprietor, he does not forfeit his entitlement to benefits by failing to notify his company’s insurance carrier of the injury within 120 days. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld on Labor Law Claim for Worker Who Fell From Scaffold | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a scaffold. Case...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Employer Gets Dismissal of 3rd-Party Claims | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from an excavator accident, and his employer was entitled to summary judgment on the third-party claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Robbery-Related Claims | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri court rejected an employer’s appeal of denied motions to dismiss civil claims filed by workers who were the victims of an attempted robbery. ...Read More | |||
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Public Employer Can't Offset Disability Pension Against Comp Benefits | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a public employer was not entitled to offset its payment of service-connected partial disability retirement benefits against the workers’ compensation benefits awarded to a former firefighter. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Self-Represented Worker's Writ Petition | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s petition for a writ of mandamus due to her failure to comply with procedural rules. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for his injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Not Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claim | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against him. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Accident Before Shift Started, but No Penalties or Fees | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident that occurred before he clocked in, but he was not entitled to fees or penalties, as his employer had reasonably contested the claim. ...Read More | |||
