Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Gets Summary Dismissal of Exemplary Damages Claim for Grain Bin Worker's Death | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a claim for exemplary damages against an employer for a worker’s fatal grain bin accident. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Defending Against Comp Claims Can Get Workers' Confidential Employment Records | 01/02/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an employer against whom a workers’ compensation claim has been made is an “interested party” entitled to confidential unemployment records concerning the claimant. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Worker's Civil Claims for Injuries From Attack by Customer | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity barred the entirety of a worker’s civil claims against her employer for her injuries from being attacked by a disgruntled customer. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Corrections Worker Agrees to Pay $40,000 in Restitution | 12/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A former corrections worker agreed to plead guilty to one count of workers' compensation fraud and to pay $40,000 in restitution, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced. ...Read More | |||
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Employer of Injured Worker Accused of Not Carrying Comp | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice on Thursday announced that a business owner was arrested and charged with failing to provide workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Faces $20,522 in Penalties for Worker's Death | 12/11/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an engineering and construction firm in Georgia $20,522 after an investigation into a worker's death. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Wrongfully Refuses to Rehire Injured Truck Driver | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that an employer wrongfully refused to rehire an injured employee who was cleared to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Compel Arbitration of Worker's Sexual Assault Claim | 12/04/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Editor's note: In keeping with privacy considerations, WorkCompCentral does not name alleged victims of sexual assault or other sensitive criminal matters. The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not compel arbitration of a former employee&...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Directly Appeal Denial of Motion to Dismiss | 11/17/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals said an employer could not take a direct appeal from the denial of its motion to dismiss a worker’s application for adjustment of claim. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Camp Employee's Dog Bite Claim | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a camp employee from suing her employer for her injuries from being bitten by a dog. ...Read More | |||
