What's Hot in Workers' Comp - DE FL NJ PA - Vol. 30 No. 1 January 2026

Vol. 30, No. 1, January 2026

Delaware

by Linda L. Wilson, Esq.

Delaware Industrial Accident Board Orders Claimant to Produce Expert Report on Causation in Petition to Add Body Part

John Robert Wingate v. Blades Fire Company, IAB No. 1532362 (Oct. 29, 2025). Read more.

Florida

by Blake J. Hood, Esq.

Florida Court Clarifies Misrepresentation Defense and Major Contributing Cause in Successive Workplace Injury Claims

Pinellas County Transit Auth. v. Jackson, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2024-1522, 2025 WL 3152666, at *2, Nov. 12, 2025. Read more.

New Jersey

by Kiara K. Hartwell, Esq.

New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms Essential Employee Status for Teachers in COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Case

Giuseppe Amato v. Twp. of Ocean School District, No. A-31-24 (Dec. 11, 2025). Read more.

Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Intentional Wrong Claim in Workplace Fall Injury Case

Little v. VDM Metals USA, LLC & Acerinox Group, No. A-0561-24 (Nov. 25, 2025). Read more.

Pennsylvania

by Francis X. Wickersham, Esq.

Commonwealth Court Affirms Workers’ Compensation Judges’ Authority to Amend Injury Description Under Section 413(a) Despite Initial Notice of Compensation Payable Limitation

Factory Grinding Service, Inc. and SWIF v. Lane Hanna, FoodPrep Solutions, LLC/Factory Grinding Service, Inc., and Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company (WCAB); No. 1376 C.D. 2024; Nov. 7, 2025; Judge McCullough. Read more.

Commonwealth Court Reverses Denial of PTSD Claim, Holding Police Officer Faced Abnormal Working Conditions After Deadly Struggle

Steve Russo v. Upper Darby Township (WCAB); No. 2093 C.D. 2024; Dec. 8, 2025; Judge Wolf. Read more.

STOP WORK ORDERS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMPLIANCE

Maintaining compliance with Florida’s workers’ compensation law is a costly burden on Florida employers. The state’s Division of Workers’ Compensation employs investigators and auditors to identify, audit and fine employers who are not in compliance with state laws. This burden is magnified when an employer is forced to defend itself against an enforcement action from the state.

Our Florida workers’ compensation attorneys are experienced in representing and protecting employers’ interests and have achieved successful results for our clients in matters involving stop work orders, business records requests and penalty assessments from the state of Florida. We work with our clients to refute charges of noncompliance from the state, lift stop orders and identify basis for reductions in penalty assessments so employers can get back to doing what they do best, running their business.

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