Workers' Compensation News
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Court Affirms PTD Benefits for Laid-Off Worker | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the finding that an injured worker in a position her employer created to accommodate her disability was entitled to permanent total disability benefits following a general layoff due to a plant closure. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Make Assessments More Precise | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill that would allow the Division of Workers' Compensation to more precisely calculate annual taxes and surcharge rates is moving through the Missouri General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Claim of Not Receiving Full PPD Award | 04/03/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a series of decisions by the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a worker’s allegations that he had not been paid his award of permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Take-Nothing Judgment on Injured Longshoreman's Negligence Claim | 04/02/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a take-nothing judgment on an injured longshoreman’s negligence claims. Case: Norman v. Kahn Schee...Read More | |||
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Construction Manager Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claims | 04/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the construction manager for a project was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s negligence and Labor Law claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates Denial of Family's Claim for Police Officer Who Died of COVID-19 | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated the denial of the workers’ compensation claims filed by the family of a police officer who died after contracting COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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CGL Carrier Must Defend Property Owner in Labor Law Action | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a commercial general liability insurance provider had a duty to defend a property owner in a worker’s Labor Law action for injuries allegedly sustained at the property. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Directed Verdict Denying Worker's Claim | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a directed verdict denying a worker’s claim of injury. Case: Sharman v. American Zurich, No...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Robbery-Related Claims | 03/30/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri court rejected an employer’s appeal of denied motions to dismiss civil claims filed by workers who were the victims of an attempted robbery. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Self-Represented Worker's Writ Petition | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s petition for a writ of mandamus due to her failure to comply with procedural rules. ...Read More | |||
