Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Liable for Worker's Occupational Disease, Plus Penalty | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination of compensability for a longtime mason’s occupational disease from repetitive trauma, as well as the assessment of a penalty against his employer’s insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Court Issues 3rd Decision Denying Sing Sing Employee's Motion to Preclude IME Report | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| In a third case filed by employees of the same correctional facility, a New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not err in denying a worker’s request to preclude the report of an independent medical examiner. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Says Wrong Mine Operator Designated as Liable for Black Lung Benefits | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an administrative law judge and the Benefits Review Board designated the wrong mine operator as liable for a West Virginia miner’s black lung benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Asthma | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker sustained the occupational disease of asthma in the course of and resulting from employment in the mining industry. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Firefighter Presumption, Electronic Service Bills | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers voted to send the governor measures that would modify the cancer presumption for firefighters and allow electronic service of documents. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Workers' Compensation Remains Healthy | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance reported on Tuesday that the workers' compensation system remains healthy, with private carriers notching their 12th consecutive year of underwriting profitability in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Intentional Tort Claim | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s civil suit against his employer and a co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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State Safety Regulators Warn of Scam Targeting Businesses | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Scammers are trying to trick employers into paying them to make workplace safety violations disappear, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Board Doesn't Err in Denying Worker's Request to Preclude IME Report | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not err in denying a worker’s request to preclude the report of an independent medical examiner. ...Read More | |||
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Landlord, Lessor Get Partial Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim | 05/13/2026 | |
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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 landlord and lessor partially dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against them. ...Read More | |||
