Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI: Health Care, Office and Education Buck Frequency Trends | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said claim frequency in the health care, office and private education sectors is not following the same trend as it is in other industries. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Lawsuit by Worker Fired After Fight Over PPE | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for the negligence claims of a worker who was fired after getting into a fight with a supervisor over personal protective equipment, a Texas appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Anti-Fraud Measure | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would authorize the Department of Labor to stop payments to medical providers convicted of fraud involving the workers' compensation program for federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers: First-Year Injuries Represent 37% of Claims, 34% of Costs | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Travelers Cos. reported that 37% of workplace injuries occurred during a worker's first year on the job and that first-year injuries made up roughly 34% of costs in a study of 1.2 million workers' compensation claims from 2021 to 2025. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Advances Bill to Kill Federal Heat Standard | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee narrowly passed a bill that would prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from adopting indoor and outdoor heat protection standards proposed in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Jaywalking Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Struck by Car While on Break | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of benefits to a worker struck by a car as she was jaywalking across a street to get food on her break. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Teacher Left Paraplegic After Spinal Stroke | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a third-grade teacher who suffered a spinal stroke at work, leaving her paraplegic. ...Read More | |||
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Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Widow's Challenge to Denial of Enhanced Survivor Benefits | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over a widow’s challenge to the denial of her request for an enhanced survivor benefit after the death of her husband, a police officer. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/23/2026 | |
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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 worker’s Labor Law claim and reinstated some of the indemnification claims by the defendants. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Knowledge Decides Concurrent Employment | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An employer's knowledge that a worker holds a second job is enough to establish concurrent employment for average weekly wage calculations, even if the worker is furloughed at the time, an Illinois appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
