Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Grinder Mishap | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to only partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from using a grinder that lacked a safety guard. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Repeated Failure to Appear for Deposition Warrants Dismissal of Claim | 05/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim due to his repeated failure to appear for a deposition. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Collapsing Ceiling Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/08/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from being struck by a section of ceiling that fell. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/07/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Bricks Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 05/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on the Labor Law claims by a worker struck by falling bricks. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 05/05/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Increase in Attorney Fees, Coverage Threshold | 05/05/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the maximum attorney fee and the threshold used to determine when employment is casual are increasing July 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Files Recommended 10.4% Rate Hike | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Appeal of Summary Dismissal Fails | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from being hit by a rock while working in a trench. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Unexplained Fall | 04/30/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a worker was entitled to benefits for her injury from an unexplained fall. ...Read More | |||
