Workers' Compensation News
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Defendant's Failure to Challenge Every Basis for Denial Results in Affirmance | 06/16/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that a municipal defendant’s failure to challenge every possible basis for the denial of its motion for summary judgment required affirmance of the denial. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant in Labor Law Action Gets Summary Dismissal of Claims | 06/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claims against it. Cas...Read More | |||
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DWC Issues Statement on Subbing Narrative Report for RFA Forms | 05/19/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation released a Newsline to clarify the use of request for authorization forms under new utilization review rules that took effect April 1. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Updating Ankle, Hip Guidelines | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed adopting the latest versions of ankle and hip treatment guidelines published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Proposed QME Rules to Forum | 05/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed an informal draft of rules that would clarify eligibility requirements for qualified medical evaluators and establish parameters for listing offices as remote-only office locations. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Expands Pharmacy Benefit Program | 05/06/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced an expansion of pharmacy benefit improvements under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, saying the move will extend cost-saving measures, strengthen oversight and improve transparency in prescription drug pricing across several federal ...Read More | |||
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DWC Audit Penalties Reach $1M for 2024 | 04/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation issued administrative penalties totaling a little more than $1 million following 36 random and four targeted audits in 2024 that found $442,661 in unpaid compensation. ...Read More | |||
| DWD Posts 'Plain Language' Summary of Reforms | 04/27/2026 | ||
| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development posted a "plain language" summary of provisions in a workers' compensation reform bill that Gov. Tony Evers enacted last month. Evers on March 30 enacted AB 651, a sweeping bill modifying about two dozen provisions in the sta...Read More | |||
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DWC 2026 Audit Plan to Focus on Topical Drug Prescriptions | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation approved a 2026 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan that will focus on the prescriptions for topical analgesics. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Qualifies as Statutory Employer of Contractor's Injured Worker | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the operator of a youth residential institution qualified as the statutory employer of a contractor’s injured employee. ...Read More | |||
