Workers' Compensation News
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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| A California appellate court in a non-precedential decision reinstated an injured worker’s civil suit against a homeowner who had hired an unlicensed contractor to paint her home.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 | |||
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Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim Overturned | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim. Case: Neto v. Buddies ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell While Leaving Home Gets Benefits | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker who fell while leaving home to head to a jobsite was entitled to benefits for his injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Judicial Estoppel Doesn't Apply to Subrogation Claims | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the equitable doctrine of judicial estoppel does not apply to subrogation claims arising out of workers’ compensation proceedings. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Sets Hearing on Rules to Implement Provider Expansion | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division is holding a hearing in July on rules that would give nurse practitioners and physician associates the same treatment authority as physicians and surgeons. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Passes Data-Sharing, Anti-Fraud Measures | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce recently passed bills that would give the Department of Labor access to federal jobs data and allow the agency to terminate payments to providers convicted of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Grandfather Clause Added to Administration's SIBTF Reforms | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration added a grandfather clause that would exempt some pending and active cases, including those filed before July 1, 2020, from the tighter eligibility requirements proposed as part of a reform of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increasing 4.1% | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits will increase by 4.1% Wednesday. The maximum benefit...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Slip-and-Fall Accident | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for a slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
