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Monday, February 9, 2026

Committee Passes 9/11 Responder Benefit Bill

  • State: New Jersey
  • Topic: NORTH
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Legislation that would allow public safety workers injured, sickened or killed responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks would be eligible for workers' compensation benefits is

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Monday, February 9, 2026

CWCI: Small Volume, Big Cost Impact from Psychotherapeutic, Neurological Drugs

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Employer
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Psychotherapeutic and neurological drugs make up less than one-third of one percent of all prescriptions dispensed to injured workers in California, yet they are now

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Newsom Proposes Tightening Criteria for SIBTF Claims

  • by Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund that would make it harder for injured workers to qualify for

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Bill Seeks New Worker Safety Protocols for Warehouses

  • State: Connecticut
  • Topic: NORTH
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Connecticut lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at strengthening workplace protections and data transparency for employees in warehouse distribution centers.

SB 92 would impose new

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Bill Would Expand Comp Evaluators to Include Clinical Social Workers

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Maryland senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to broaden the pool of professionals who can assess permanent impairments in workers' compensation claims.

SB 522, now before

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Exclusivity Bars County Worker's Civil Suit Against Employer

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A California appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a county employee’s civil claims based on his injuries from using an allegedly modified piece

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Employer Entitled to Relief From Default; Owners Not Liable to Injured Worker

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A California appellate court found that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to relief from a default judgment entered against it, and that its individual

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Doctor Can Proceed With Civil Suit Over Alleged Injuries From Fall

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a doctor’s civil claims against a hospital and both of his employers for his injuries from

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claim

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Restitution Fight in MRI Kickback Scheme Returning to Appeals Court

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The fight over restitution stemming from an MRI kickback scheme is poised to return to an appellate court after a Southern California judge ordered Sam

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