Workers' Compensation News
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Special Employer Gets Dismissal of Tort Claims for Worker's Injury | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s special employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the civil claims against it for the worker’s alleged injuries from an exploding keg of kombucha. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Votes to Send Medical Treatment Bill to Governor | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Senate approved amendments to a bill addressing medical treatment, voting to allow the measure to be transmitted to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Owners of Towing Companies Accused of $5.9M Premium Fraud Scheme | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance announced that two brothers who own tow truck businesses were arrested Wednesday on multiple counts of insurance...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Dismissal of Negligence Action Following Worker's Death | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the negligence of a contractor and subcontractor resulted in a worker's death. ...Read More | |||
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Board Pulls Authorization for Pinnacol Privatization Initiative | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado officials pulled their approval for a ballot initiative to convert Pinnacol Assurance into a private, mutual carrier after finding the proposal violates the requirement that statutory propositions be limited to a single subject. ...Read More | |||
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Board Doesn't Abuse Discretion in Denying Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Summary Judgment for Defendants in Labor Law Claim | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims based on his fall from a ladder, except to the extent that he abandoned some of his claims. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Improved From TTD Worsened to Become Permanently Totally Disabled | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a worker whose condition after an industrial accident had improved from a temporary state of total disability had worsened to the point that she is now permanently and totally disabled. ...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Gets TTD Award for Knee Injury | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a firefighter for a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes ADA Accommodation Updates | 03/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed draft regulations regarding disability accommodations that include a process to request blanket authorization for remote appearances before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
