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Two New Jersey Republican lawmakers are trying to block rules that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development proposed to clarify its interpretation of the ABC test of employment.
Sen. Declan J. O'Scanlon, R-Holmdel, and Assemblymember Victoria A. Flynn, R-Middletown, introduced concurrent resolutions — Senate Concurrent Resolution 138 and Assembly Concurrent Resolution 177 — arguing that the rules the department proposed earlier in the year inappropriately tip the scales toward finding an employer-employee… Read more »
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier did not waive its objection to the venue where it tried to have a case removed.
Case: Benchmark Insurance Co. v. Harris, No. 2024-IA-00813-SCT, 12/11/2025, published.
Facts: Cory Harris worked for Mississippi Concrete. He allegedly suffered injuries when he was… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping on the edge of a makeshift ramp.
Case: O’Brien v. Tectonic Builders Inc., No. 150670/19, 12/02/2025, published.
Facts: Kevin O'Brien worked as a marble floor finisher. While working on a store renovation… Read more »News: NORTH
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an insured’s failure to exhaust its administrative remedies prohibited it from asserting a counterclaim for unjust enrichment in a dispute over unpaid premiums.
Case: LMI Insurance Corp. v. PPC Roofing LLC, No. 24-1830, 12/03/2025, published.
Facts: PPC Roofing LLC is a limited liability company… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals reinstated a worker’s deliberate intention claim against his supervisor, who allegedly struck him with a moving truck.
Case: Stanley v. Structsure Scaffold Solutions LLC, No. 25-ICA-146, 12/04/2025, published.
Facts: Lonnie Stanley worked for Structsure Scaffold Solutions… Read more »Michigan's Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision Friday, denied an application to review an appellate court decision dismissing a constitutional challenge to the law used to withhold indemnity benefits from undocumented workers who used fraudulent documents to secure a job.
The Michigan Immigrant… Read more »
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it doesn't anticipate an immediate end to the trend of annual reductions in loss costs and rates, even if the extent of the cuts has decreased in recent years.
NCCI said filed loss costs and rates have generally declined for more than a decade because of the… Read more »
The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment will increase again next year.
The total assessment for 2026 is $11.1 million, up from $9.2 million in 2025 and $7.2 million in 2024.
The fund paid $5.6 million for indemnity benefits and about $2 million for prosthetics in 2025. Administrative fees last year totaled… Read more »
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