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California Staffing Placements Have Different Workers’ Comp Rules — Here’s What You’re Missing
If you’re a HR director, staffing manager, or small business owner in the California services sector, navigating workers’ compensation rules for staffing placements can feel like mapping a moving target. In our experience, the rules that apply to tr…
Commission Properly Reduces Worker’s Permanent Disability Rating
A Missouri appellate court upheld a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission to reduce a worker’s permanent partial disability rating from 25% to 7%. Case: Barnett v. Kawasaki Motors…
Contractors Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Work Comp Certificates to Obtain Licenses
The Nassau County District Attorney's Office charged four New York contractors with submitting fraudulent workers' compensation certificates to obtain contractor licenses. District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly said in a statement that…
CCWC Webinar to Review 2026 Legislative Session
The California Coalition on Workers' Compensation is hosting a webinar in October to discuss the 2026 legislative session and what employers should be watching for with the upcoming election in…
Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Dismissal of Claims
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing the claims against it. Case: Digangi v. New York City School…
Court Rejects Widow’s Claim That Job Stress Led to Husband’s Death
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim that work-induced stress was a contributing factor to her husband’s heart disease and death. Case: Zito-Hannan v. Electric Boat Corp., No.
Railroad Worker Can’t Pursue State and FELA Claims Simultaneously
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a railroad worker injured in the course and scope of employment may not simultaneously pursue claims for damages under state law and the Federal…
Court Publishes Split Decision on Employee’s Selection of Doctors
The Illinois Appellate Court ordered publication of its split decision finding that a worker did not exceed his allowable selection of two physicians to treat his compensable injury. Case: Heartland Coca-Cola…
Court Overturns Jury’s $22.5 Million Award for Concrete Form Collapse
The Kentucky Court of Appeals overturned a $22.5 million award of damages for a group of employees injured by the collapse of a concrete form during a road construction project…
Exposure to Saliva of Potentially Rabid Animal Constitutes ‘Injury’
In a case of first impression, West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that exposure to the saliva of a potentially rabid animal is sufficient to establish an injury for…
MSF Declares $45M Dividend
Montana State Fund's board of directors declared a $45 million dividend for eligible policyholders, the workers' compensation carrier said Friday. The dividend will be distributed beginning in late October. MSF said this…
Insurance Department Approves 2.9% Loss Costs Reduction
The New Hampshire Insurance Department approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will reduce voluntary workers' compensation loss costs by an average of 2.9% in 2027. The…