Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Defendant's Motion to Designate Responsible Party Should've Been Granted | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge should have granted the motion of a defendant in a civil suit for leave to designate the plaintiff’s employer a responsible party. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Comp Bills | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii House of Representatives passed a handful of workers' compensation bills addressing vocational rehabilitation, treatment plans and prescription drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Nix Advisory Council, Reimbursement Caps on Imaging | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Bills that would eliminate the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation and a cap on reimbursement rates for certain imaging services are moving through the Oklahoma Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Move DWC to Governor's Office | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Senate unanimously passed a bill that would link the Department of Workers' Claims directly to the governor's office. T...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes First Responder PTSD Bill | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers gave final approval to a bill modifying provisions that allow coverage of certain mental health conditions suffered by firefighters and law enforcement officers. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Get Collateral Review of Exclusivity Defense Rejection | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court turned down collateral review of the denial of summary judgment on an employer’s exclusivity defense to a worker’s personal injury action. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Claims Against It | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing the claims against it and on its indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
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Special Employer Gets Dismissal of Tort Claims for Worker's Injury | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s special employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the civil claims against it for the worker’s alleged injuries from an exploding keg of kombucha. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Votes to Send Medical Treatment Bill to Governor | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Washington Senate approved amendments to a bill addressing medical treatment, voting to allow the measure to be transmitted to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Owners of Towing Companies Accused of $5.9M Premium Fraud Scheme | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that two brothers who own tow truck businesses were arrested Wednesday on multiple counts of insurance fraud for allegedly scheming to reduce their workers' compensation premiums by nearly $5.9 million. ...Read More | |||
