Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim | 02/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries allegedly sustained while cutting down a tree. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Get Partial Dismissal, Judgment Against Worker's Employer | 02/02/2026 | |
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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 entitled to summary judgment dismissing part of a claim against them and on their claim for indemnification from a worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Claim Reinstated for Worker Struck by Pipe | 01/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim against one defendant and granted summary judgment on his claim against two others. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Dismissal of Claims for Indemnification, Contribution | 01/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims for indemnification and contribution against it. ...Read More | |||
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Losses Climb for Public Self-Insureds; Claim Count Drops | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute said that for the third year in a row, the number and frequency of claims reported by public sector self-insured employers fell, while paid and incurred losses increased. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Use Market Value for Room and Board | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill that would require using the market value of room and board paid to workers when calculating benefits. The Assembly ...Read More | |||
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Legislators Seek to Block ABC Rule Amendments | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Two New Jersey Republican lawmakers are trying to block rules that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development proposed to clarify its interpretation of the ABC test of employment. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Again Seek to Expand Provider Options Under FECA | 12/03/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers are once again trying to expand provider options for injured federal workers. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Richard Blumenth...Read More | |||
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Lack of Evidence Dooms Worker's COVID-19 Claim | 12/02/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee's Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel affirmed a decision finding that an injured worker failed to introduce evidence supporting her claim that she contracted COVID-19 at work. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Announces 4.9% Rate Increase | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Workers' compensation premiums will increase by an average of 4.9% next year, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
