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Minimum Auto Limits Raised to $35k/$70k - Effective January 1, 2026, minimum limits for standard auto liability policies increase to $35,000 per person/$70,000 per accident for both liability and UM/UIM coverage (up from...more
Effective January 1, 2026, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) implemented the 2026 Medical Fee Schedules and Ground Rules, which set the maximum allowable fees for fee-scheduled medical services provided to...more
Effective January 1, 2026, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission began enforcing new civil penalties for failures to comply with required reporting obligations under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act....more
SB 294 requires employers to provide a new notice of worker rights to employees upon hire and annually thereafter, beginning February 1, 2026....more
1. Industrial Accident Board grants continuance but suspends temporary total disability benefits pending rescheduled hearing - Fortt v. Delaware Brick Company, IAB No. 1542958 (Dec. 12, 2024) - The claimant was injured in...more
1. Treatment with an authorized provider tolls the statute of limitations, although treatment occurred without employer/carrier’s knowledge and billed to private health insurance - Ortiz v. Winn-Dixie, Inc., 402 So. 3d 301...more
Workers' compensation benefits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage as determined by their departments of labor every year. The year of the worker's injury determines the rates...more
California employers face new compliance requirements in 2026, including written employee notices and emergency-contact procedures tied to significant fines. By February 1, 2026, employers must provide a written notice...more
Over many years, laws have developed to provide a cause of action for employees due to injuries that have occurred from operations of many industries that have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to the...more
Pursuant to Senate Bill 294 which went into effect January 1, 2026 and added a new Part 5.6 to the California Labor Code (sections 1550 – 1559), the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR” aka “Labor...more
Employers are required to provide each current employee a written notice of workers’ rights on or before February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter. For new employees, the notice must be provided upon hire....more
Under the newly enacted "Workplace Know Your Rights Act," California Senate Bill (SB) 294, employers are required to provide to each California employee a standalone written notice explaining a long list of workers' rights....more
1. Proposed bills to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and injuries - A-5022, a bill which establishes “Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program” and occupational heat stress standard in...more
1. Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that the compensation rate for specific loss benefits is controlled by Section 306(c) of the Act, not Section 306(a) - Jennifer Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise, 329 A.3d 1152 (Pa....more
As we advised in our year-end alert, California Senate Bill 294, the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act,” required the California Labor Commissioner to issue a new statewide rights notice for employees by January 1, 2026. That...more
In this episode, Lauren Carboni, co-chair of Foley’s Health Care Litigation Area of Focus, is joined by Chanda Hinton, Founder and Executive Director of The Chanda Center for Health, a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to...more
New York construction-industry employers should be aware of a significant change to the state’s Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) law. On December 19, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill 4727 (“A4727”) into law, expanding PFL...more
Three New York Appellate Division workers’ compensation decisions plus one bonus Court of Appeals case on pandemic unemployment benefits last week...more
On December 18, 2025, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals issued its latest opinion on an Owner Controlled Insurance Program (“OCIP”) and reaffirmed the broad scope of coverage under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act when such...more
You probably do not think of HR compliance when you hear the phrase. But the end of 2025 is a good time — even in the midst of the holiday season — to look back at what has occurred, what still needs to be done in 2025, and...more
While most employees aren’t literally leaping around the workplace, injuries happen more often—and in more mundane ways—than employers expect. Slips, strains, falls, repetitive-motion injuries, and equipment mishaps all...more
Holiday party season is here—a chance to celebrate the year, boost morale, and get employees “dancing” (literally or figuratively). But for employers, it’s also a time when celebrations can create legal headaches:...more
Holiday celebrations are meaningful ways to recognize employees’ annual contributions to the company; however, such celebrations can introduce safety, compliance, and cultural challenges. So, as you deck the halls and cue up...more
Recent changes to Delaware’s workers’ compensation system are making it easier for injured workers to get the medical care they need. Senate Bill 164 (SB 164), signed into law in June, increases reimbursement rates for...more
Beginning Feb. 2, 2026, the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board will require all claimants and lay witnesses testifying in virtual hearings to appear on video with their faces fully visible on screen. If an employer witness fails...more