Workers' Compensation News
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Court Allows State to Proceed With Disability Discrimination Case Against Grimmway Farms | 10/14/2025 | |
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| A federal court in Sacramento ruled that the California Civil Rights Department can proceed with its disability discrimination suit against Grimmway Farms. ...Read More | |||
| DOI Approves 2.5% Rate Cut | 10/14/2025 | ||
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| The Idaho Department of Insurance approved a recommendation to reduce workers' compensation rates by 2.5%, effective Jan. 1. The decrease marks the ninth consecutive reduction in rates, the department said. The department said the National Council on Compensation Insuranc...Read More | |||
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Circuit Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Worker's Appeal | 10/14/2025 | |
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| The Illinois Appellate Court said a circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a worker’s appeal from an adverse decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claims against it. Case:...Read More | |||
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ICA Errs in Overturning Board's Grant of TTD to Worker for Electric Shock Injuries | 10/14/2025 | |
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| The West Virginia Supreme Court said the Intermediate Court of Appeals erred in overturning a Board of Review decision granting temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Modification of Benefit Award to Correct AWW Miscalculation | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to a modification of her benefit award to correct a miscalculation of her average weekly wage. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes to Repeal Invalid, Expired Rules | 10/14/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on a proposal to repeal expired and invalid rules relating to medical bills. ...Read More | |||
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Combined Ratio Climbs Past Pre-Reform Highs | 10/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's combined loss and expense ratio for 2024 was higher than it has been in more than 20 years as a result of higher claim frequency and expenses and modest changes in earned premiums, according to the latest quarterly experience report by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rati...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient, ASC Fee Schedule | 10/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule covering hospital departments and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Applying Exclusivity to Shovel Attack on Worker | 10/10/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court has ordered publication of its decision that found exclusivity shielded an employer from liability for injuries that a worker suffered in an attack by the owner’s mentally ill son. ...Read More | |||
