Workers' Compensation News
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Mason Prevails on Labor Law Claim; Defendants Get Conditional Judgment | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a mason should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the defendants were entitled to conditional summary judgment on their indemnification claim against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Establishes Compensability of Neck Sprain | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a truck driver’s neck sprain caused by being rear-ended by another tractor-trailer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects COVID-19 Death Benefits Over 'Unreliable' Expert Testimony | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court affirmed a decision denying a family's bid for workers' compensation death benefits, ruling that it could not find error in a lower court's decision to exclude an expert's opinion as unreliable. ...Read More | |||
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State Officials Ask DOL to Drop 'Economic Realities' Test Proposal for Contractors | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A group of 20 state officials submitted a comment urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal to relax standards for independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Third-Party Defendant Doesn't Deserve Summary Judgment | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Additional Treatment, Closure of Worker's Claim | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of additional treatment and the closure of a worker's claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Unexplained Fall | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a worker was entitled to benefits for her injury from an unexplained fall. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court: 125 Days Qualify as 'Year' of Coal Mine Employment | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a worker needs to prove only that he worked for 125 days in coal mines during a calendar year to have a “year” of qualifying coal mine employment for purposes of the Black Lung Benefits Act presumption. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Firefighter, Carroll County Presumption Bills | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed bills that aim to make it easier for specified first responders to receive workers' compensation benefits for heart disease and hypertension. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Audit Penalties Reach $1M for 2024 | 04/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation issued administrative penalties totaling a little more than $1 million following 36 random and four targeted audits in 2024 that found $442,661 in unpaid compensation. ...Read More | |||
