Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Expand Limitations on Athlete Claims | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| California lawmakers are again moving to restrict the ability of professional athletes to file cumulative trauma claims in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Has Duty to Defend Insured From Injured Workers' Suit | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a carrier had a duty to defend its insured from a lawsuit by two injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Improper Due to Triable Issues | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment because there were triable issues as to whether they were entitled to the homeowners' exemption. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Shields Staffing Service Company's Client From Suit by Injured Employee | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity shielded a company that used a staffing service provider from a civil suit by an injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Delay in Filing Claim Forecloses Finding of Compensability | 05/20/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a finding of compensability for a worker’s injuries from a fall, since she did not file a claim within six months of her accident. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Issues Statement on Subbing Narrative Report for RFA Forms | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation released a Newsline to clarify the use of request for authorization forms under new utilization review rules that took effect April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Court Allows Estate to Sue Team Doctor Over Player's Death | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court affirmed a trial court ruling allowing the estate of a minor league baseball player to pursue a medical malpractice claim against a team doctor, holding that state law applies and does not bar the claim under workers’ compensation exclusivity principles. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Stroke Presumption | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill creating a presumption of compensability for firefighters who suffer strokes. The govern...Read More | |||
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Mine Worker's Arm Injuries Compensable Despite Initial Report of Nonwork Accident | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a mine worker’s arm injuries were compensable despite his initial report of a nonwork-related accident. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Finds Volunteer Firefighter Entitled to Warranty of Seaworthiness | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a volunteer firefighter injured while responding to a boat fire on the Hudson River was entitled to the warranty of seaworthiness and that his receipt of compensation under New York’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law did not bar his ne...Read More | |||
