Workers' Compensation News
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Former SCIF President Ken Bollier Dies at 87 | 04/21/2026 | |
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| Ken Bollier, a former president of the State Compensation Insurance Fund in California, died at the age of 87. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Subrogation Rights Extend to Derivative Third-Party Recoveries | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday held that employers are generally entitled to a lien on the net amount of third-party settlement proceeds deriving from a compensable occupational disease, even if most of the settlements were based on nonoccupational exposure. ...Read More | |||
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Arbitrator Will Decide Whether Employer Must Mediate Injured Worker's Claims | 04/21/2026 | |
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| A Texas appellate court ruled that a dispute over whether a nonsubscribing employer and an injured employee had to engage in mediation must first be resolved by an arbitrator. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds PPD Award, Reverses Order for Providers to Receive Direct Payment | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits, but it reversed an award of fees and the directive for the employer to pay his medical providers. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Get Indemnification From Worker's Employer | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law suit were entitled to indemnification from an injured worker’s employer and that their affirmative defense of culpable conduct should not have been dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Can't Collaterally Appeal Denial of Request for Stay | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court denied a property owner’s attempt to take a collateral appeal of its denied request for a stay while the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board determines whether the owner qualifies as the statutory employer of an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Giving Employers More Control Over Cannabis Policies | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill giving employers more control over their workplace drug policies. Oklahoma law prohibits...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill Targeting Uninsured Businesses | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Illinois State House of Representatives passed a bill that would impose civil penalties on certain licensed businesses that fail to maintain workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Compensability Determination for Unobserved Fall | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appeals court affirmed the determination that a man's brain and head injuries were compensable even though the mechanism of the injury was unknown. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Create Heat Protections | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed companion bills that will add Virginia to the growing list of states with specific, enforceable workplace heat standards on the books. ...Read More | |||
