Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Committee Proposes 'Hazard Pay' for Workers in Extreme Temperatures | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development has reported a new draft combining two bills that would create protections for workers in extreme temperatures that, among other things, require "temperature hazard pay." ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Not Entitled to Amend Answer | 08/04/2026 | |
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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 action were not entitled to amend their answer to assert the affirmative defense of release. ...Read More | |||
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Loss Costs Dropping 21.9% Oct. 1 | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Department of Financial Services approved a workers' compensation filing that state officials said will reduce employer premiums by an average of 22%, beginning in October. ...Read More | |||
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Lack of Activity Sinks Worker's Civil Suit | 07/08/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a man's pursuit of a workers’ compensation claim did not allow him to avoid having his civil suit against a property owner be deemed abandoned. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Fines Farm Labor Contractor; Official Pleads Guilty in Separate Exploitation Case | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Washington farm labor contractor faces stiff fines for labor violations, including failure to provide farmworkers with required information about wages and job conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Can't Prove Status as Alter Egos of Employer | 06/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, as the defendants were not alter egos of his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Line-of-Duty Compensation Denied to Second Widow of Firefighter | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation for his death, even though his death was deemed compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Entitled to Summary Judgment | 06/15/2026 | |
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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 a worker’s claims against it, as well as the cross-claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim Partially Reinstated for Worker With Lifting Injuries | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from lifting a heavy crate. Case: ...Read More | |||
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L&I Opens Investigation Into Fatal Tank Collapse | 06/03/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries opened an investigation into the May 26 Longview chemical tank collapse that killed 11 workers. ...Read More | |||
