Workers' Compensation News
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker Who Fell Into Unguarded Trench | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling into an unguarded trench. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Standards Board Moves to Ban Some Artificial Stone Products | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board granted a petition by the Western Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association to begin the process of prohibiting the fabrication and installation of artificial stone products containing more than 1% crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Improper Due to Triable Issues | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment because there were triable issues as to whether they were entitled to the homeowners' exemption. ...Read More | |||
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SIBTF Bill Keeps Moving; Treatment Leave Bill Stalls | 05/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers advanced a bill proposing changes to the state's second injury fund ahead of a key legislative deadline, and they put a hold on a measure that would make denying a request to receive treatment during the workday a form of discrimination. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Diabetic Worker's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a diabetic worker’s claim for benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Decision Vacating Award of Multiplier | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a decision vacating an administrative law judge’s award of a statutory three-multiplier to a worker for her cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Asthma | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker sustained the occupational disease of asthma in the course of and resulting from employment in the mining industry. ...Read More | |||
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State Safety Regulators Warn of Scam Targeting Businesses | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Scammers are trying to trick employers into paying them to make workplace safety violations disappear, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Deputy Sheriff's Heart Attack | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a deputy sheriff’s heart attack. Case: Willis v. Fay...Read More | |||
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SIBTF, Treatment Leave Bills Go to Suspense File | 05/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee placed a hold on bills proposing to overhaul the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and to allow injured workers to receive medical treatment during the workday. ...Read More | |||
