Workers' Compensation News
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Property Owner, General Contractor Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Indemnification Claims | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner and a general contractor should not have been granted summary judgment on their common-law indemnification claim against a subcontractor over liability for a worker’s injuries. ...Read More | |||
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PEO's Insurance Carrier Liable for Worker's Benefits | 06/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers' Compensation Board finding that the insurance carrier from which a professional employer organization had purchased coverage was liable for a worker’s benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Partial Summary Judgment Appropriate for Worker Struck by Falling Pipe | 06/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling pipe was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the property owner and property manager were entitled to conditional contractual indemnification. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meets July 15 | 06/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The committee that advises the California Division of Workers' Compensation on evidence-based changes to the prescription drug formulary is meeting on July 15. ...Read More | |||
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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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| 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 | |||
