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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Jury Verdict for Worker's Retaliation Claim Overturned Due to Improper Venue

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s verdict for a worker on his retaliation claim, finding that the trial was not held in a proper

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Monday, January 12, 2026

Carrier Not Entitled to Punitive Damages Over Underreported Payroll

  • State: Maryland
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a circuit ruling holding that Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. failed to prove it was entitled to punitive damages from

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Monday, January 12, 2026

Lawmakers Introduce Competing Comp Benefits Overhauls

  • State: Mississippi
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Lawmakers in the Mississippi Legislature are weighing two approaches to expanding workers' compensation benefits, setting up a policy debate over benefit levels versus duration.

H.B. 80, introduced

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Bills Would Make Employers Liable for Treating Undocumented Workers' Injuries

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Florida employers could lose their business license if they shift the costs of treating undocumented workers' occupational injuries to workers' compensation carriers or public health

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Friday, January 9, 2026

DWC Repeals Expired, Invalid Rules

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation repealed rules that have expired or that it says are no longer valid.

The division repealed a rule that

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Knee Injury

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury.

Case: Underwood v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 25-ICA-219,

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Maximum Benefits Increasing 4.2%

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths increased 4.2% to match an increase in the state's average weekly

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

State to Consider Comp Coverage of Psych Injuries for First Responders

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A bill introduced Tuesday in the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly aims to broaden workers' compensation protections for first responders by making certain psychological injuries compensable.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Bill Would Expand Comp Cancer Presumptions to Sheriffs, Deputies

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A bill introduced in the Virginia House of Representatives on Friday would broaden workers' compensation presumptions for certain cancers to include sheriffs and deputies, extending

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Appeals Board Rejects Expanded Comp Benefits for Worker

  • State: Tennessee
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Monday affirmed a ruling denying additional medical and temporary disability benefits to a public employee who sought compensation for a

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