Workers' Compensation News
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State Officials Ask DOL to Drop 'Economic Realities' Test Proposal for Contractors | 04/30/2026 | |
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| A group of 20 state officials submitted a comment urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal to relax standards for independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds FELA Award Apportioning Fault to Worker, Denying Employer Offset | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict awarding benefits to a railroad dispatcher for her ankle injury that was largely apportioned to her own fault, and that denied the employer an offset to the short-term disability it had paid. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted in Claim for Scaffold Accident | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law action for his alleged injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Worker Injured While Transitioning Back to Office | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries from a fall while packing employer-owned equipment into her car to return to in-person work were compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds 13% PPD Award for Worker's Injuries | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 13% permanent partial disability award for an injured worker. Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Brewery's Liability to Worker Under 'Safe-Place Statute' | 04/17/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a jury’s award for a worker with mesothelioma, including an award of punitive damages, against a brewery for violating the state’s "safe-place statute." ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Amended Comp Bills | 04/16/2026 | |
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| The Hawaii Senate returned amended bills addressing treatment plans, vocational rehabilitation and functional capacity exams to the state House of Representatives for additional debate. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Grants General Contractor JNOV on Civil Claim by Subcontractor's Employee | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that D.R. Horton was entitled to a judgment notwithstanding a jury verdict that found it liable for a trench accident that injured a subcontractor’s employee. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted on Worker's Claim | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker who fell from a ladder after an electrical explosion within 2 feet of his face. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes App-Based Courier Coverage Bill | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Senate passed a bill that would require companies such as DoorDash and Instacart to provide couriers with the same occupational accident coverage that companies such as Uber and Lyft must provide to their drivers. ...Read More | |||
