Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI: Workers' Compensation Remains Healthy | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance reported on Tuesday that the workers' compensation system remains healthy, with private carriers notching their 12th consecutive year of underwriting profitability in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Family's Wrongful Death Claim | 05/06/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer could compel the family of a worker to arbitrate a wrongful death claim arising from a fatal accident. ...Read More | |||
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NYSIF Launches New Policy Mobile App | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund launched a new app that it said enables its workers’ compensation policyholders to manage their policies on the go. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Custodial Worker Who Claimed Psychological Injuries | 04/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a custodial worker’s claim of psychological injuries from stress due to his alleged exposure to unsanitary conditions at a migrant processing center. ...Read More | |||
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National Emphasis Program for Heat Safety Expires Today | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A federal program aimed at protecting workers from heat-related injuries is set to expire today, April 8, raising concerns about enforcement gaps heading into the summer months. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker on Claim for Staircase Fall | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a fall on a staircase, but a third-party defendant should have been granted summary judgment on the indemnification and contract claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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North American Risk Services Names Alice Wells Head of Workers' Compensation | 04/01/2026 | |
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| Claims administration and risk management provider North American Risk Services Inc. appointed Alice Wells as head of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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No Declaratory Judgment for Carrier in Injury Coverage Dispute | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to a declaratory judgment that it did not owe coverage under its commercial general liability policy for a worker’s alleged injuries. ...Read More | |||
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No Penalty Award for Premature Closing of Worker's Claim | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to a penalty for the premature closure of his claim for an ankle injury. ...Read More | |||
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NLRB Reverts to Joint Employer Rule From 2020 | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Labor Relations Board has withdrawn a 2023 standard for determining whether two entities are joint employers of a particular worker, replacing it with a standard from 2020, according to a ...Read More | |||
