Workers' Compensation News
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Loss Costs Dropping 21.9% Oct. 1 | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Department of Financial Services approved a workers' compensation filing that state officials said will reduce employer premiums by an average of 22%, beginning in October. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/20/2026 | |
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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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Employer That Receives Full 3rd-Party Settlement Must Pay All of Worker's Expenses | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that if an employer receives the full amount of a worker’s third-party settlement via subrogation, it is properly assessed with the full amount of the worker’s costs and expenses. ...Read More | |||
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Surging Cumulative Trauma Claims Driving Frequency, Costs | 07/17/2026 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A surge in cumulative trauma claims is reshaping California workers' compensation trends, contributing to higher claim frequency, rising frictional costs and renewed pressure on insurer results, according to WCIRB Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary Tony Milano. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Validly Cancels Company's Policy Before Worker's Injury | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier validly cancelled an employer’s policy for failing to comply with a payroll audit before its employee was injured. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Finding That Longtime Coal Miner Didn't Have Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a longtime coal worker did not have occupational pneumoconiosis. ...Read More | |||
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False Responses on Questionnaire Wreck Worker's Entitlement to Benefits | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s untruthful response on a pre-employment medical questionnaire forfeited his entitlement to benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Machinery Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a Labor Law claim by a worker struck by a falling piece of machinery. Case:...Read More | |||
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DePaolo's Game-Changing Legacy Lives at WCC | 07/17/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Today marks the 10th anniversary of the loss of WorkCompCentral founder, president and chief executive officer David DePaolo. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs SIBTF Reforms | 07/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill implementing his administration's Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms. ...Read More | |||
