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KY Take home liability, MN Safety and monitoring, Revised contractor definitions, AI adoption, FL medical expense for travel Comp exclusivity doesn't bar 'take-home' asbestos claims: Kentucky court " the claims fall outside the scope of the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act because the alleged injury did not arise out of employment." Bill targets workplace monitoring, expands health, safety oversight - Business Insurance "would regulate employers’ use of electronic monitoring tools, with provisions that could significantly affect workplace health and safety practices." Employee or Independent Contractor? US DOL Proposes to Revise Classification Standards "proposal is a shift back to focusing on the employer’s degree of control and the worker’s opportunity for profit or loss" The Formula Behind Successful AI Adoption in Workers' Comp - WorkersCompensation.com "The technology worked fine. The business case was solid. But nobody had plann...

Reshaping Claims Management, CO medical records, PA Challenging comp payments, Gradient AI with a triage tool, and VA cervical injury while helping coworker Three Forces Poised to Reshape Workers' Comp Claims Management in 2026 "Three forces — artificial intelligence, faster care pathways, and research-based insights" Colorado court clears Sedgwick's physician reference in workers' comp admission "such a reference does not, by itself, impose an impermissible limitation on the benefits a worker is entitled to receive." Court blocks medical supply company from challenging Hartford workers' comp payments "a medical supply company cannot use the state's workers' compensation Fee Review process to challenge insurer underpayments." Gradient AI Launches Workers' Comp Claims Triage Tool - Insurance Innovation Reporter "an AI solution that identifies complex claims at first notice of loss to support early" Does Workers' Com...

Virginia COVID bill, NYC employee attacks, Rikers Island fraud, PA first responders, and RI jurisdictional decision Virginia House passes COVID-19 presumption bill - Business Insurance "death and disability benefits for certain employees who contract COVID-19 and their families." NYC Workers Attack from the Bronx to Manhattan - WorkersCompensation.com "workers were targeted in three separate attacks across New York City over the past two weeks." Rikers Island Correction Officer Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements To Obtain ... “Todd Faustin fraudulently received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the City of New York by faking injuries " Pa. officials push for compensation to 1st responders hurt in state emergencies - Audacy "The concern is making sure firefighters, paramedics and other first responders injured during state-declared emergencies receive workers' compensation" Rhode Island Supreme Court blocks state worker's accidental d...