Workers' Compensation News
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Defendant Qualifies as Statutory Employer of Contractor's Injured Worker | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the operator of a youth residential institution qualified as the statutory employer of a contractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Not Warranted in Claim for Scaffold Accident | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law action for his alleged injuries from a fall from a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Worker Injured While Transitioning Back to Office | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries from a fall while packing employer-owned equipment into her car to return to in-person work were compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Allegedly Reported Mental Injury Doesn't Assert Viable Retaliation Claim | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s alleged report of a mental health injury before his termination was not enough to constitute a viable claim for workers’ compensation retaliation. ...Read More | |||
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Report: 'Excessive Fraud' Persists Among Correctional Workers | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Widespread misconduct, fraud and abuse among New York state correctional workers "continues to plague the system," according to a 2025 annual report released by the Workers' Compensation Fraud Inspector General. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes SIBTF Bill Amid Competing Reform Proposal | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to overhaul the state's second-injury fund, opting to move a measure the governor has already vetoed as a counterweight to reforms the administration is pursuing through a budget trailer bill. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Process for Experience Modification Updates | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are proposing a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an experience modification factor when actual payments on a closed claim are lower than the loss reserves previously reported by the carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Summary Dismissal of Construction Worker's Claim | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from falling into a trench. Cas...Read More | |||
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BWC's Premium Rebate Distribution Methods Don't Violate Equal Protection | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s method of distributing premium rebates does not violate principles of equal protection. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim and to receive additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
