Workers' Compensation News
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Webinar Explores Use and Cost of Air Ambulances in Workers' Compensation | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Air ambulances provide fast emergency transport for workers with severe or life-threatening injuries. An on-demand webinar highlights find...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell Through Unguarded Opening Gets Summary Judgment | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the guardian of a worker who fell through an unprotected opening at a construction site was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Death From COVID-19 Deemed Compensable | 06/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board awarding benefits for a worker’s death from COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Proves Need for Diagnostic Hearing Tests | 06/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to diagnostic hearing tests. Case: Matter of Clement v. Co...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim for Slip-and-Fall Partially Revived | 06/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from slipping and falling on stairs. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Report Finds Rising CT Claims Shifting Costs and Claim Patterns | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A new study reveals that cumulative trauma claims have increased sharply in recent years and are contributing to notable changes in claim characteristics, costs and outcomes, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California said. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Sent Airborne in Hoisting Accident Gets Summary Judgment | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld summary judgment for a worker who was sent airborne while he was attempting to use his body as a counterweight to a 1,000-pound column he was hoisting. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar Covers CT in Golden State | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A free Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau webinar covering cumulative trauma claims in California is set for 10-11 a.m. Thursday. W...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Keystone State's Comp Costs Rank High in Study | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute finds that total workers’ compensation costs per claim in Pennsylvania are high compared with other states included in the study. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases Updated X-Mod Estimator | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its updated experience modification estimator, which is based on the experience rating values approved by the insurance commissioner as part of the Sept. 1, 2026, regulatory rate filing. ...Read More | |||
