Workers' Compensation News
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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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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
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Nicole Richardson Serving as Acting AD | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pictured: Nicole Richardson Nicole Richardson is serving as acting administrative director for the ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Longtime 911 Dispatcher's PTSD | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits for a long-time 911 dispatcher’s claim of post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
