Workers' Compensation News
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Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Repeal Advisory Council | 05/07/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would eliminate the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, clearing the way for the bill to be presented to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Appoints Suzanne Dann as Group President | 05/05/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sedgwick has named Suzanne Dann as group president, placing her in charge of the company’s major global business lines, including casualty, property Americas, workforce absence and international operations. ...Read More | |||
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Salesman's Labor Law Claims Partially Dismissed | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that some of a salesman’s Labor Law claims for his injuries were properly dismissed on summary judgment, and his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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State Officials Ask DOL to Drop 'Economic Realities' Test Proposal for Contractors | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
