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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Contractor Charged With Failing to Carry Comp Coverage

  • State: Rhode Island
  • Topic: NORTH
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the owner of a contracting firm who allegedly fled a job after receiving a stop-work order

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall

  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

WCJ Errs in Addressing Pending Petitions Before Settlement Hearing

  • State: Pennsylvania
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erred in addressing an employer’s termination petition and two utilization review petitions before holding a

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

High Court: 60-Day Recon Deadline Not Jurisdictional; Equitable Tolling Inappropriate

  • State: California
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The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's practice of self-tolling the 60-day statutory deadline to rule on petitions for reconsideration.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Court: Worker's Claim Was Time-Barred

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s cervical spine injury claim was time-barred.

Case: Conrad v. Food Lion, No. 0117-25-2, 08/18/2026, unpublished.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Court Affirms Aggravation Finding, Need for Surgery

  • State: Arkansas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a compensable injury aggravated a worker’s preexisting ankle condition, which resulted in her need for surgery.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Civil Suit for Nurse's COVID Death

  • State: Mississippi
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit against a hospital for the death of an immunocompromised emergency room nurse

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Amended Bill Drops DA Death Investigation Pilot Project

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Yale University Officer Charged With Fraud

  • State: Connecticut
  • Topic: NORTH
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A campus officer at the Yale University Police Department was arrested and charged with workers' compensation fraud, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced.

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Monday, August 24, 2026

Supreme Court Says Employer Waived Limitations Defense by Failing to Seek Relief

  • State: Utah
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The Utah Supreme Court ruled that an employer waived a limitations defense by not seeking relief on it, and that an administrative law judge’s ruling on

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