Workers' Compensation News
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Worker Injured Jumping Into Trench Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from jumping into a trench. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Driving Schools Were Same Employer for Comp Purposes | 06/11/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an administrative determination that two businesses providing driving education were “essentially the same employer” for workers’ compensation purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Revives Worker's Maritime Tort Claims for Accident on Man-Made Island | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Supreme Court revived a worker’s maritime tort claims arising from an accident that resulted in the loss of his leg while he was helping to unload cargo on a man-made island. ...Read More | |||
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PIA Announces New Officers | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey announced that Roger Butler was elected president at the association’s annual business meeting. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Post-Audit Premium Collections | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would allow carriers to collect past-due premiums after conducting payroll audits. The Senat...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Fatal Accident Claim Get Relief From Default Judgment | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of relief from a default judgment for the defendants in a Labor Law claim involving a worker’s fatal accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Scaffold Fall Claim | 06/10/2025 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from a scaffold. Ca...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Worker's Civil Suit Over Mold-Infested Workspace | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals revived a worker’s civil suit against the owners of the mold-infested commercial property where he worked. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to Exempt Self-Insured School Districts From Showing Financial Viability | 06/10/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill that would allow school districts to apply for an exemption from the requirement that self-insured employers demonstrate proof of financial viability with the Department of Consumer and Business Services. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Adopts New Standard for Intentional Harm Exception in Latent Disease Claims | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington state Supreme Court said a worker who developed mesothelioma from repeated occupational exposure to asbestos can pursue a personal injury case without first having to prove his employer had actual knowledge that an injury was certain to occur. ...Read More | |||
