Workers' Compensation News
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Court Dismisses Worker's Civil Claims for Heat-Related Injuries | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer, its principal and a supervisory employee for his heat-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Entitled to Expand Claim | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim, Dismisses Claims Against Employer | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law action and ruled that his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Expand Provider Options Under FECA | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill that would allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify injuries and oversee treatment of injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Determination of $0 Subrogation Lien | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s determination that an employer’s lien against a worker’s proposed settlement was $0. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries from being struck by a delivery gate. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Employer's Failure to Provide Payroll Records Justified Policy Cancellation | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Thursday held that a workers’ compensation insurer properly canceled an employer’s policy after the employer failed to respond to repeated requests for payroll records needed for a premium audit, reversing a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board rulin...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends Fraud Reporting Bill to Suspense File | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file a bill that aims to reduce premium fraud by allowing insurers and the Employment Development Department to compare wage data. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Carrier Didn't Owe Duty to Defend Employer Against Family's Suit | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not have a duty to defend an employer from a lawsuit by the estate of a worker who was killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates BWC Employee's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court partially revived a Bureau of Workers' Compensation employee’s claim of disability discrimination against his employer. ...Read More | |||
