Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Motion to Renew, Conditional Summary Judgment for Defendant | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s motion to renew his bid for summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, and it upheld a grant of conditional summary judgment for a defendant on its indemnification claim against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Metal Sheets Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured by falling metal sheets was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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County Report Celebrates Improvements in Comp System Despite Persistent Concerns | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ventura County civil grand jury said in a new report that the county has improved how it processes presumptive workers' compensation claims, but long-standing concerns persist among workers about how their claims are processed. ...Read More | |||
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WCJ Errs in Finding Worker Made Initial Selection of Treatment Provider | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a knee injury, finding the judge erred in determining that the worker had selected the initial treatment provider. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand his claim to add severe cervical stenosis as a compensable condition. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of State's Challenge to OSHA Rule | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of South Carolina’s challenge to a 2016 rule issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Slip-and-Fall | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Revising Firefighter Presumption Criteria Becomes Law | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill revising the criteria for Alaska firefighters to qualify for the presumption that certain types of cancer arose from employment took effect without the governor's signature. ...Read More | |||
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State Holding Workplace Safety Training | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Oregon Employment Department are partnering to provide free worker safety and health training workshops in rural communities throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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Great American, CoEfficient Underwriters Launch Comp Program for Staffing Firms | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Great American Insurance Group’s Alternative Markets Division and CoEfficient Underwriters Agency Inc., a program administrator specializing in workers’ compensation and alternative risk solutions, announced on Tuesday a new workers’ compensation program for temporary staff...Read More | |||
