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On December 9, 2025, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board issued Subject Number 046-1784, announcing that effective February 2, 2026, all claimants and lay witnesses testifying at virtual hearings must appear on...more
Welcome to the first in a series of articles designed to be a refresher on various NC workers’ compensation presumptions. The first presumption we will be discussing is the presumption relating to an injured workers’...more
Amid the flurry of employment laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2025, Senate Bill No. 294 creates the Workplace Know Your Rights Act....more
On 13 November 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued Opinions (III), introducing important clarifications to China’s work injury regime. Under PRC law, an injury is generally recognised as a work...more
On December 12, 2025, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision in Lassiter v. Robeson County Sheriff’s Department, Synergy Coverage Solutions, Truesdell Corporation, and The Phoenix Insurance Company, No. 54PA24....more
On January 1, 2026, California’s Workplace Know Your Rights Act (SB 294) went into effect. The act establishes two primary requirements employers need to be aware of....more
We have the first New York Appellate Decision on workers’ compensation for the new year! And this is a real throwback case. 1977 accident. Total permanent disability established in 1991. That same year, the carrier agreed to...more
With the passing of California SB 294, by February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, employers are required to provide a stand-alone written notice to current employees and new employees upon hire, with information related to...more
State-level employment regulation continues to evolve in California independently of broader federal enforcement priorities. On October 12, 2025, California enacted the Workplace Know Your Rights Act (S.B. 294) intended to...more
On December 19, 2025, Governor Hochul signed the Avoiding Vexatious Overuse of Impleading to Delay (AVOID) Act into law. The law amends CPLR Section 1007 to impose strict time limits on the commencement of third-party...more
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