Workers' Compensation News
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State Again Sues Muscle Shoals Music Foundation Over Comp | 10/22/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The State of Alabama has filed yet another lawsuit against the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation, which is suspected of failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage for its employees. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Jury's Finding of Retaliatory Discharge | 10/23/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a verdict that an employer fired an injured employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, but the trial judge must explain the rejection of the employer’s challenge. ...Read More | |||
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State Fraud Unit Arrests Three Business Owners | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State's Attorney arrested three business owners Friday on suspicion of workers' compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Injury Sustained While Participating in Costume Contest | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a university employee’s injury that happened during a costume contest at a mandatory work meeting was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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State Fines Repeat Safety Violator $317,587 | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Beaverton-based contractor with a history of safety violations was cited by state workplace authorities after an inspection revealed hazards that could seriously injure or kill workers. ...Read More | |||
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Staffing Business Owner, Son Indicted for Alleged Fraud | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice reported that a federal grand jury in Minnesota returned an indictment accusing a staffing firm owner and his son of tax and wire fraud schemes. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Carrier Not Entitled to Reimbursement From Special Fund for Second Injuries | 10/02/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier was not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries for the benefits paid to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Trip-and-Fall Accident | 09/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants Employer Partial Writ Relief | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a determination that a casino employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but overturned her award of fees and penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award of Fees to Worker | 09/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of attorney fees to a worker, finding that an administrator’s failure to include a back strain as a compensable component of the claim was unreasonable. ...Read More | |||
