Workers' Compensation News
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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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| 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 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 Employer | |||
| 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 | |||
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OSHA Announces $235,000 Settlement With Adidas America | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it entered into a settlement with Adidas America requiring the company to pay $235,000 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures to resolve fall hazard and unsafe ladder violations. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Who Allegedly Fell Through Hole in Roof | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall through a hole in a building’s roof. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Labor Law Action Get Partial Dismissal | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing some of the worker’s claims. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Employers' Fund Can't Appeal Order Compelling Payment for ER Care | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the Uninsured Employers' Fund challenging an interlocutory order that compelled it to pay for a worker’s emergency room treatment. ...Read More | |||
