Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Propose Updates to Fee Schedule, Treatment Guidelines | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers are proposing to make medical reimbursement rates comparable to what workers' compensation systems in neighboring states pay and to adopt national evidence-based treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Burial Expenses | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Virginia passed a bill to increase burial expenses and index them to inflation. The House of Delegates on Monday voted 99-0 to pass ...Read More | |||
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LA Police Officer Charged With Fraud | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that a police officer was charged with two counts of fraud for allegedly exaggerating an on-duty...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 02/18/2026 | |
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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 part of a claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Can't Appeal Summary Judgment for Worker Against Property Owner | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed the appeals by a group of defendants in a Labor Law claim who had not been aggrieved by summary judgment for the worker against the property owner and its agent. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
