Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusivity Bars Lawsuit by Worker Fired After Fight Over PPE | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for the negligence claims of a worker who was fired after getting into a fight with a supervisor over personal protective equipment, a Texas appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Anti-Fraud Measure | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would authorize the Department of Labor to stop payments to medical providers convicted of fraud involving the workers' compensation program for federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers: First-Year Injuries Represent 37% of Claims, 34% of Costs | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Travelers Cos. reported that 37% of workplace injuries occurred during a worker's first year on the job and that first-year injuries made up roughly 34% of costs in a study of 1.2 million workers' compensation claims from 2021 to 2025. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Advances Bill to Kill Federal Heat Standard | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee narrowly passed a bill that would prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from adopting indoor and outdoor heat protection standards proposed in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Jaywalking Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Struck by Car While on Break | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a worker struck by a car as she was jaywalking across a street to get food on her break. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Teacher Left Paraplegic After Spinal Stroke | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a third-grade teacher who suffered a spinal stroke at work, leaving her paraplegic. ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Widow's Challenge to Denial of Enhanced Survivor Benefits | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A divided District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over a widow’s challenge to the denial of her request for an enhanced survivor benefit after the death of her husband, a police officer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim and reinstated some of the indemnification claims by the defendants. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Knowledge Decides Concurrent Employment | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employer's knowledge that a worker holds a second job is enough to establish concurrent employment for average weekly wage calculations, even if the worker is furloughed at the time, an Illinois appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Cover PBM Legislation | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions and the American Association of Payers, Administrators, and Networks' Pharmacy Benefit Manager Council are holding a webinar Aug. 20 to discuss the impact of PBM legislation on workers' compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
