Workers' Compensation News
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Plumbing Foreman Fails to Establish Compensable Shoulder Injury | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a plumbing foreman did not suffer a compensable shoulder injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Property Owner Can't Collaterally Appeal Denial of Request for Stay | 04/21/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court denied a property owner’s attempt to take a collateral appeal of its denied request for a stay while the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board determines whether the owner qualifies as the statutory employer of an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Preferred Employers Insurance Names Steve Houk VP, Head of Distribution | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Preferred Employers Insurance on Tuesday announced the appointment of Steve Houk as vice president and head of distribution. ...Read More | |||
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Public Employer Can't Offset Disability Pension Against Comp Benefits | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a public employer was not entitled to offset its payment of service-connected partial disability retirement benefits against the workers’ compensation benefits awarded to a former firefighter. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owners, Tenants Get Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claims | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the owners and tenants of a property should have been granted partial summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Pennsylvania, Hawaii Lawmakers Target Compound Drug Prices | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Hawaii are proposing legislation that would align state standards with federal laws to crack down on inflated prices for compound drugs in their workers' compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer's Duty Disability Benefits Not Subject to Offset | 03/10/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, ruled that a police officer’s duty disability benefits could not be offset by the workers' compensation benefits he already received. ...Read More | |||
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PTSD Pilot Proposal Goes to Governor | 03/10/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Washington state lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would allow the Department of Labor and Industries to implement a pilot program to expedite treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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Provider Doesn't Have Claim for Double Damages if Carrier Disputes Claim in Good Faith | 02/19/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that as long as a workers’ compensation insurance carrier has a good-faith ground for disputing coverage for a medi...Read More | |||
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Property Owners' Association Not Entitled to Dismissal of Injured Worker's Civil Suit | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a property owners’ association was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil claim for injuries he sustained while working on the property. ...Read More | |||
