Workers' Compensation News
| DWD Posts 'Plain Language' Summary of Reforms | 04/27/2026 | ||
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| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development posted a "plain language" summary of provisions in a workers' compensation reform bill that Gov. Tony Evers enacted last month. Evers on March 30 enacted AB 651, a sweeping bill modifying about two dozen provisions in the sta...Read More | |||
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DWC 2026 Audit Plan to Focus on Topical Drug Prescriptions | 04/27/2026 | |
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| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation approved a 2026 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan that will focus on the prescriptions for topical analgesics. ...Read More | |||
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Victim of Workplace Shooting Fails to Allege Viable Intentional Tort Claim | 04/27/2026 | |
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| An Ohio appellate court outlined what a worker needs to allege to plead a viable employer intentional tort claim and ruled that the victim of a workplace shooting failed to satisfy the standard. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment | 04/27/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Board Errs in Awarding Attorney Fees to Worker | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Board of Review erred in awarding attorney fees to a worker after finding that a claims administrator had unreasonably declared an overpayment of benefits to her. ...Read More | |||
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Administration Explains SIBTF Reforms to Lawmakers | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Second-injury fund reforms must apply to the backlog of about 30,000 unresolved claims to preserve the program and tackle skyrocketing costs, administration officials told California lawmakers Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Committees Pass Medical Treatment Leave, Staffing Agency Bills | 04/24/2026 | |
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| A pair of California legislative committees passed bills that would require employers to allow workers to schedule treatment for industrial injuries during the workday, and require staffing agencies to provide proof of workers' compensation as part of a new registration process. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Qualifies as Statutory Employer of Contractor's Injured Worker | 04/24/2026 | |
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| 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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| 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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| 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 | |||
