Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Defendants Violated Industrial Code but Didn't Cause Injuries | 08/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a jury verdict finding that the defendants in a Labor Law case violated two Industrial Code provisions but were not the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding of Worker's Total Occupational Loss | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a total occupational loss and was entitled to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Employer Entitled to Dismissal of Civil Claims Over Fatal Explosion | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of the civil claims against an employer for a fatal explosion as barred by workers’ compensation exclusivity. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds SCIF's Suspension of Attorney for Repeated Failure of Cybersecurity Tests | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the suspension of a State Compensation Insurance Fund attorney from her position due to her repeated failure of internal cybersecurity tests. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Summary Judgment in Premium Dispute | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a carrier in a premium dispute involving an assigned risk workers’ compensation insurance policy. ...Read More | |||
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Child's Case Over Worker's Fatal Accident Properly Dismissed | 07/30/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a child’s civil suit against various defendants who participated in a well-drilling project that resulted in the death of his father. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Worker's Aggravation Injury Had Resolved | 07/30/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered a work-related aggravation of a preexisting condition that had resolved. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Protect Workers During Heat Wave | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| California workplace safety regulators urge employers to provide water, shade and rest breaks to protect workers as a heat wave sweeps over the state. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Defendant Deserved Partial Dismissal of Worker's Claim for Fall Into Hole | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s claim for his injuries from a fall into an excavated hole. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall off a ladder. ...Read More | |||
