Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Affirms $100,000 Fine, Equates Policy Assignment With Cancellation | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court upheld a $100,000 penalty against Victory Insurance Co. for illegally canceling policies before assigning them to another carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Additional Time to Serve Summons, Complaint | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an extension of time for an injured worker to serve a summons and complaint upon a Labor Law defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 0% PPD Award for Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Not Liable for Worker's COVID Death | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Texas employer could not be held civilly liable for a worker’s death from COVID-19. C...Read More | |||
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Property Owners Not Civilly Liable for Worker's Murder by Colleague | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of a property could not be held civilly liable for the murder of a worker who was their co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Penalty for Retaliation to Three Times Worker's Total Compensation | 08/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York lawmaker is proposing to significantly increase the penalty for employers that retaliate against workers who file comp claims, raising it from a couple of hundred dollars to more than three times the affected worker's annual wages. ...Read More | |||
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Refiling Claim Doesn't Extend Time to Request Hearing | 08/13/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that refiling a claim for the same injury does not extend the time to request a hearing. Jennifer Pr...Read More | |||
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Division Proposes Research Agenda for 2026 | 08/13/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Another health care network report card is in the works for researchers at the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation. The division's Worke...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Labor Law Claim by Worker Struck by Falling Object | 08/13/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived parts of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from being struck by a falling object. ...Read More | |||
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Teacher Fails to Prove Compensable Injury From Dancing With Kids | 08/13/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a teacher’s claim of injury from dancing with a group of kindergarteners. ...Read More | |||
