Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Audit Penalties Reach $1M for 2024 | 04/29/2026 | |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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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| 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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| 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 | |||
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Disabled Worker Fails to Link Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to Prior Job | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the compensability of his carpal tunnel syndrome, which manifested years after he stopped working. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates ASC, Hospital Outpatient Fee Schedule | 04/09/2026 | |
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| 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 in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 04/07/2026 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting Medicare's second-quarter adjustments into the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. The division on Monday said it posted an order incorporating the Medicare April...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustment to Pathology, Lab Section of Fee Schedule | 04/06/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates MTUS Drug List | 04/01/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order updating the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule drug list. The division ...Read More | |||
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DJ Hardhead Accused of Not Reporting Disc Jockey Work | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced that a man known as DJ Hardhead was charged with fraud for allegedly not reporting his work as a disc jockey while he collected workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
