Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Forfeiture of Benefits for Fraudsters Applies Prospectively | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s forfeiture of benefits for making a willful misrepresentation applies prospectively from the date of the misrepresentation, not retroactively to the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Announces $13M in Safety Grants | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of $12.7 million in grants for training and education to identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards in small businesses. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Says Rate Reduction Saves State's Employers $10 Million | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A recent workers' compensation rate reduction means Ohio's private employers are paying $10 million less in premium, the state's comp insurance agency said. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Farm Labor Contractor; Official Pleads Guilty in Separate Exploitation Case | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A Washington farm labor contractor faces stiff fines for labor violations, including failure to provide farmworkers with required information about wages and job conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Agreement Don't Bar Claims for Alleged Accident | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an agreement not to sue certain entities did not bar a worker's claim against one of them. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Closure of Worker's TTD | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a decision that closed a worker’s entitlement to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Denied Relief From Filing Deadline to Challenge Commission's Decision | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from the filing deadline to challenge an Industrial Commission decision. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendant Can't Amend Answer | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder, as well as the denial of the defendant’s motion for leave to amend its answer to assert an affirmative defense of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Injured Worker's Civil Suit Against Homeowner | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court in a non-precedential decision reinstated an injured worker’s civil suit against a homeowner who had hired an unlicensed contractor to paint her home. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill With SIBTF Reforms Heads to Governor | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers voted to send the governor a budget bill that includes provisions to implement the administration's proposed second injury fund reforms. ...Read More | |||
