Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Gross Negligence Claim for Brother's Death | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s gross negligence claim against a co-employee for his brother’s fatal railcar accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Seeking Pneumoconiosis Benefits Fails to Prove Abnormal Dust Exposure | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis, finding he did not establish that he was exposed to abnormal quantities of dust during the course of and resulting from his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Impairment Rating Dismissed | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s attempt to challenge his impairment rating due to a lack of jurisdiction. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Move DWC to Governor's Office | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kentucky's Department of Workers' Claims would be administratively attached to the governor's office under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Trial Judge Errs in Transferring Venue for Worker's Personal Injury Claim | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in transferring venue for a worker’s personal injury claim. Gregorio ...Read More | |||
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NLRB Reverts to Joint Employer Rule From 2020 | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Labor Relations Board has withdrawn a 2023 standard for determining whether two entities are joint employers of a particular worker, replacing it with a standard from 2020, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Propose Updates to Fee Schedule, Treatment Guidelines | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers are proposing to make medical reimbursement rates comparable to what workers' compensation systems in neighboring states pay and to adopt national evidence-based treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Man Accused of Cashing Deceased Father's Checks | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida man was arrested for allegedly cashing his deceased father's workers' compensation benefits checks, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability of UPS Driver's Back Surgeries, Ongoing Total Disability | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that a parcel delivery worker’s two back surgeries were compensable and that she remained totally disabled while her doctor advised her not to work. ...Read More | |||
