Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Passes SIBTF Reform Bill | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A policy committee in the California Senate passed a bill proposing Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that differ from changes proposed by the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Court: General Contractor Owed No Duty of Care to Subcontractor's Employees | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a general contractor owed no duty of care to a subcontractor’s employees. Case: Marti...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Bad Faith Claims Against Carrier for Denying Defense | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated the bad faith claims against an insurance carrier that had declined to defend an employer from a personal injury action by an alleged independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Finding That Linked Worker's Cancer to Benzene Exposure | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker’s industrial exposure to benzene more likely than not caused him to develop lung cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Foot Injury | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a foot injury. Case: Ers...Read More | |||
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Court Says Defendant Should Have Been Granted Summary Dismissal of Claims | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claim against it. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Reinstates Labor Law Claims Against Homeowner | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims against a homeowner for his injuries from an alleged fall into a hole. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Summary Judgment Should Have Been Granted to Worker Struck by Falling Object | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's 14% PPD Award | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a worker’s 14% permanent partial disability award. Case: West...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Growing Use of Unlisted Codes Drives Comp Medical Inflation | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California’s fee schedules keep inflation in check for most medical services, but a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study finds that treatment is being billed more frequently under codes outside the pricing controls, a new source of medical cost growth. ...Read More | |||
