Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Reform Bill | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed a multifaceted workers' compensation reform bill increasing benefits, expanding coverage for first responder mental health claims and boosting penalties for businesses that operate without insurance. ...Read More | |||
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DJ Hardhead Accused of Not Reporting Disc Jockey Work | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced that a man known as DJ Hardhead was charged with fraud for allegedly not reporting his work as a disc jockey while he collected workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Attach DWC to Governor's Office | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill that would remove the Department of Workers' Claims from the Education and Labor Cabinet and administratively attach it to the governor's office. ...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates Denial of Family's Claim for Police Officer Who Died of COVID-19 | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated the denial of the workers’ compensation claims filed by the family of a police officer who died after contracting COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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CGL Carrier Must Defend Property Owner in Labor Law Action | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a commercial general liability insurance provider had a duty to defend a property owner in a worker’s Labor Law action for injuries allegedly sustained at the property. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Directed Verdict Denying Worker's Claim | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a directed verdict denying a worker’s claim of injury. Case: Sharman v. American Zurich, No...Read More | |||
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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 Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
