Workers Compensation Laws News
The latest legal news and analysis on workers compensation laws.
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Connecticut's New 100 Percent Workers' Compensation Assault Benefit Covers Health Care and School Employees, Not Every Worker
Connecticut Public Act 26-12 took effect October 1, 2026. Its new 31-307(e) and (f) pay 100 percent of average weekly earnings for assault injuries to health care and school employees, with the 31-309 cap lifted. The general 75 percent total incapacity rate did not change.
Minnesota Raises Workers' Comp Permanent Partial Disability Pay
Minnesota's permanent partial disability schedule rose about 20% today under 2026 Session Laws ch. 103, but only for dates of injury on or after Oct. 1, 2026.
Connecticut Court Affirms One-Year Workers' Comp Filing Deadline
Connecticut's Appellate Court held on August 25, 2026 that a nursing assistant's claims missed the one-year notice period in Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-294c (a).
Fifth Circuit Strikes OSHA Rule Requiring Logs of Workplace Mental Illness
The Fifth Circuit vacated an OSHA citation against Exxon, holding the OSH Act's illness-recordkeeping duty covers physical conditions only, not PTSD.
West Virginia Court Affirms Workers' Comp for Occupational Cancer
West Virginia's Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed workers' comp benefits for a state worker's bladder and kidney cancer as a compensable occupational disease.
Florida Supreme Court Expands Workers' Comp for Workplace Assault and Violence Victims
Florida Supreme Court ruled July 9, 2026 that a shooting victim's workplace injury was compensable, rejecting a stricter causation test in workers' comp law.
New York Opens Workers' Compensation to All Workers for Mental Injury From Extraordinary Job Stress
A 2024 New York law, refined by a 2025 amendment, lets any worker, not just first responders, claim workers' comp for mental injury from extraordinary job stress.