Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Widow's Gross Negligence Claims for Husband's Murder | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that exclusivity did not bar the widow of a state prison guard murdered by two inmates in a 2021 escape attempt from asserting gross negligence claims against his co-employees. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Police Officer Gets SEBs Based on Normal Wages Plus Extra-Duty Assignments | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured police officer was entitled to supplemental earnings benefits based on his full-time income and the extra-duty assignments coordinated by the department. ...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Group Joins Kids' Chance of America as Scholarship Partner | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Kids' Chance of America announced a scholarship partnership with Maine-based workers' compensation carrier MEMIC Group. Kids' Chance ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Require Employers to Maintain Health Insurance Payments for Injured Workers | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers in Washington state would be required to continue paying health insurance premiums for injured workers, under bills introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Address First Responder Benefits | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Arizona lawmakers introduced bills for first responders to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder arose from employment, and to eliminate a provision that terminates survivors' benefits upon remarriage. ...Read More | |||
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Jury Verdict for Worker's Retaliation Claim Overturned Due to Improper Venue | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s verdict for a worker on his retaliation claim, finding that the trial was not held in a proper venue. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Pinned Between Dumpsters Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment for a worker who was injured when he was pinned between two dumpsters. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB: Deductions for Attorney Fees End When Award Is Satisfied | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board held in a significant panel decision that deductions from an applicant's permanent and total disability benefits were limited under the terms of the award to the amount of the approved attorney fees. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Punitive Damages Over Underreported Payroll | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a circuit ruling holding that Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. failed to prove it was entitled to punitive damages from an employer that underreported payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Penalty Award, Finds No Evidence That Claim Closure Was 'Unreasonable' | 01/12/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals said there was no evidence to support a finding that a carrier's interpretation of a doctor's ambiguous statement about an injured worker's condition was unreasonable. ...Read More | |||
