Workers' Compensation News
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Policy Group Calls for Ending State Monopoly | 12/29/2025 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mountain States Policy Center, which describes itself as promoting free enterprise, individual liberty and limited government, argues that eliminating W...Read More | |||
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High Court Splits on Subcontractor's Obligation to Indemnify General for Worker's Injuries | 12/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York Court of Appeals ruled that a subcontractor on a construction project was not obligated to indemnify a general contractor for injuries that a different subcontractor’s employee suffered while using the first subcontractor’s broken ladder without permission....Read More | |||
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High Court Creates Employment Test for Vendor Relationships | 12/26/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court, in reversing lower court decisions dismissing a sales representative's negligence action, created an initial test to assess the nature of a vendor agreement before delving into whether a vendor can be considered a statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Labor Law Ruling | 12/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Lower Settlement Age, Require More Information for Rate Proposals | 12/26/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers would be allowed to enter settlements regardless of their age, and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries would be required to disclose more information relating to its annual rate proposal, under a pair of bills introduced by a Spokane Valley Republican. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Defines Aggravation of Preexisting Condition Under 2013 Reforms | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court said workers' compensation reforms enacted in 2013 require proof that work contributed more than 50% to aggravating a preexisting condition and that the aggravation contributed more than 50% to causing death, disablement or the need for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Retaliation Claim | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliation, finding that his employer had a legitimate reason for terminating him after he allegedly was injured on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Audit Identifies Opportunities to Improve Prescribing Practices | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said a recent audit uncovered opportunities to improve prescribing practices, particularly in aligning treatment decisions with medical treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Legislature Passes Bill to Use Market Value for Room and Board | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill that would require using the market value of room and board paid to workers when calculating benefits. The Assembly ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Cap COLA Increases for Pensions at 3% | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Annual cost-of-living adjustments for permanent total disability pensions would be capped at 3%, under legislation filed ahead of the 2026 Washington state session. ...Read More | |||
