Workers' Compensation News
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Terms of Worker's Agreement Don't Bar Claims for Alleged Accident | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an agreement not to sue certain entities did not bar a worker's claim against one of them. ...Read More | |||
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Train Conductor Denied Benefits for Psychological Injury Following Death of Passenger | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a train conductor for his claimed psychological injury arising from the death of a passenger who had fallen between two cars. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Sets Reporting Webinar for Wednesday | 06/22/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA has scheduled a webinar for Wednesday to help shed light on Section 111 reporting for claims professionals. ...Read More | |||
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Transit Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Psychiatric Injury | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a transit worker’s claim of psychological injury from a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed person who threatened to kill her. ...Read More | |||
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Trucking Company's Maintenance Facility Qualifies as 'Mine' | 05/07/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld two citations against a trucking company for safety violations, finding that its maintenance facility qualified as a “mine” for purposes of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Payment of BWC Lien Doesn't Bar His Claim for Refund of Overpayment | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s payment of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s asserted subrogation lien on his third-party settlement did not bar him from demanding a refund for the amount he overpaid. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Establishes Compensability of Neck Sprain | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a truck driver’s neck sprain caused by being rear-ended by another tractor-trailer. ...Read More | |||
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Threshold Increasing for Construction Premium Adjustment Program | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Rating Bureau announced an increase in the minimum hourly wage employers must pay to receive a credit through the Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program. ...Read More | |||
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Truck Driver Gets Benefits for Accident Before Shift Started, but No Penalties or Fees | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident that occurred before he clocked in, but he was not entitled to fees or penalties, as his employer had reasonably contested the claim. ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Webinar to Focus on MSP Compliance | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA Partners is holding a webinar on Wednesday to explore how changes to Medicare Secondary Payer rules are impacting workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
