Workers' Compensation News
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1st DCA: 'Chain of Delegation' Makes Privette Applicable to Non-Hiring Party | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court held that the protection provided by the Privette doctrine can travel through a contractual chain of delegation to shield a property owner who did not hire the contractor whose worker was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Reports: Former Judge Gets Probation, $5,000 Fine for Fraud Scheme With Suspended Provider | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Southern California judge who pleaded guilty to paying a suspended provider to write medical-legal reports was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $5,000 Thursday, ...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker Can Pursue Wage Claim, Comp Claim | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court partially reinstated a self-represented worker’s claim for unpaid wages and modified the dismissal of his claim for workers’ compensation benefits as without prejudice. ...Read More | |||
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Court: JCC Should Have Awarded Reimbursement of Guardianship Expenses for Injured Worker | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims should have awarded reimbursement of the expenses a mother incurred in pursuing a guardianship for her son after he suffered a compensable, catastrophic brain injury. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Hazardous Material Removal Company Accused of Operating Without Coverage | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Connecticut prosecutors said the owner of a company that specializes in asbestos, lead and mold removal was charged with failure to provide workers' compensation at the time of a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim Overturned | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a misstep while exiting an elevator. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Claim for Stress-Related Psychological Injury | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for a psychological injury caused by her work-related stress. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Drops PTP Provision From Naturopath Bill | 08/27/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers have spiked a controversial proposal to allow naturopaths to serve as primary treating physicians in the workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Accused of Not Disclosing Outside Employment While Collecting Comp | 08/27/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut prosecutors announced fraud charges against a nurse accused of failing to disclose her outside employment while she collected workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Police Officer Charged With Fraud | 08/27/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Connecticut police officer receiving workers' compensation benefits for a knee injury was charged with fraud after he passed a fitness exam as part of the application process for another police department. ...Read More | |||
