Workers' Compensation News
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No Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim for Slip-and-Fall | 07/15/2026 | |
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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 injuries from a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Revising Firefighter Presumption Criteria Becomes Law | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill revising the criteria for Alaska firefighters to qualify for the presumption that certain types of cancer arose from employment took effect without the governor's signature. ...Read More | |||
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State Holding Workplace Safety Training | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Oregon Employment Department are partnering to provide free worker safety and health training workshops in rural communities throughout the state. ...Read More | |||
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Great American, CoEfficient Underwriters Launch Comp Program for Staffing Firms | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Great American Insurance Group’s Alternative Markets Division and CoEfficient Underwriters Agency Inc., a program administrator specializing in workers’ compensation and alternative risk solutions, announced on Tuesday a new workers’ compensation program for temporary staff...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Debit Card Bill | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that permanently authorizes employers to pay indemnity benefits using prepaid debit cards. On July 6, N...Read More | |||
| Governor Approves Portable Benefits Plans for Contractors | 07/14/2026 | ||
| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill allowing contractors to voluntarily participate in portable benefit plans without altering their legal independent status. The governor signed ...Read More | |||
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Report: Construction Fraud Ring Allegedly Ducked More Than $600K in Premiums | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Authorities in Southern Florida said a family-run criminal organization used shell companies to defraud workers' compensation carriers out of more than $600,000 in premiums by underreporting actual payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Claims for Negligence, Retaliation | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim for negligence and retaliation as time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Dragged by Vehicle Can Expand Claim to Add Psych Injuries | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include the psychological conditions he developed after a work accident that involved being dragged by a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds PTD Award to Worker Despite Brief Return to Prior Job | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker with some ability to work and was able to briefly return to her prior position. ...Read More | |||
