Workers' Compensation News
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Sole Proprietor Not Covered by Comp for Injuries From Employee Attack | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a sole proprietor was not entitled to coverage under his company’s workers’ compensation policy for his injuries from being attacked by an employee. ...Read More | |||
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Shoulder Injury Warrants PTD Award for Worker With Disabling Heart Condition | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld a determination that a worker with a disabling heart condition was permanently and totally disabled by a shoulder injury alone. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Teacher's Claim of Injury From Dancing | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a teacher’s claim of injury from dancing with a group of kindergarteners. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Extend Death Benefits for First Responders | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Senate passed a bill that would allow spouses of first responders killed at work to continue receiving death benefits after remarriage. Th...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Father's Tort Claims for Son's Death | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a father’s claims against an employer for the death of his son. Colb...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Impairment Rating Dismissed | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s attempt to challenge his impairment rating due to a lack of jurisdiction. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability of UPS Driver's Back Surgeries, Ongoing Total Disability | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that a parcel delivery worker’s two back surgeries were compensable and that she remained totally disabled while her doctor advised her not to work. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Driving School's Experience Rating, Liability | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that the experience rating and liabilities of a driving school operator were properly transferred to a new company. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Death Benefits Bill | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill allowing those entitled to death benefits to receive payments through direct deposit. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims Appropriate for Worker Struck by Falling Objects | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by falling objects, and it granted summary judgment dismissing the defendants’ third-party claims. ...Read More | |||
