Workers' Compensation News
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claims against it. Case:...Read More | |||
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Laborer Proves Compensability of Conditions Related to Neck, Shoulder Injuries | 10/09/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for a laborer for conditions related to injuries he sustained to his neck and shoulder. ...Read More | |||
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Limitations Period Must Be Tolled When Disabilities Delay Action | 09/29/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said the one-year limitations period to bring a legal malpractice claim must be tolled when an injured worker alleges that her disabilities restrict her ability to file a complaint, at least for purposes of demurrer. ...Read More | |||
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LIRAB Has Jurisdiction Over Worker's Appeal of Order Compelling Her to Attend Examination | 09/25/2025 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board has jurisdiction over a worker’s appeal from an order compelling her to attend a medical examination. ...Read More | |||
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Lyft Pays $19.4M in Driver Misclassification Case | 09/22/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Department of Labor announced that Lyft paid $19.4 million into various funds after an audit found that the ride-hailing company misclassified more than 100,000 drivers as independent contractors from 2014 to 2017. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Claim WCB Is 'Compromised,' Demand Suspension of Director | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A handful of New York lawmakers said private carriers have compromised the State Workers' Compensation Board and requested that the governor suspend the executive director, pending the outcome of an investigation. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Proposes Rate Increase | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing to increase the average hourly rate employers and workers pay for workers' compensation coverage by 4.9%. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass QME Template Bill | 09/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly unanimously concurred in amendments to a bill that would direct the Division of Workers' Compensation to create some medical-legal templates. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Dismissal | 09/16/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing a claim against it, but it was not entitled to summary judgment on its indemnification claim against a co-defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Three Comp Bills | 09/08/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills that would extend State Compensation Insurance Fund's discretionary investment authority, allow prosecutors to pursue felony or misdemeanor charges in kickback schemes, and clarify that proposed airport firefighter presumptions would apply...Read More | |||
