Workers' Compensation News
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Discount Rate Declining in First Quarter of 2026 | 12/23/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is reducing the discount rate used to calculate the present value of future weekly payments for lump-sum settlements. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input for 2026 Audit Plan | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on its proposed Medical Quality Review audit plan for 2026. The audit plan sets p...Read More | |||
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DWC Launches Online System for Public Records Requests | 12/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced a new online platform for submitting and tracking requests for public records. ...Read More | |||
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Delay in Worker's Report of Injury Doesn't Defeat Claim | 12/18/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his knee injuries despite his lengthy delay in filing his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Deadline to Challenge OSHA Penalties Tolled for Shutdown | 12/05/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the window for businesses to contest citations for workplace safety violations will be tolled for the days that the government was shuttered. ...Read More | |||
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DOI Approves 3.7% Loss Cost Reduction | 12/03/2025 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Alaska Division of Insurance approved a 3.7% average decrease in voluntary loss costs and an average 4.8% reduction in assigned risk rates, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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DOL: Provider Increase Follows Pay Raise | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Department of Labor announced provider participation rose after lawmakers increased reimbursement rates for certain services. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants Should Have Been Granted Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claim | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on a Labor Law claim should have been granted. ...Read More | |||
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DLI Incorrectly Calculated Disability Pension, Didn't Unreasonably Delay Payment | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Department of Labor and Industries accurately calculated the retroactive disability pension benefits owed to an injured worker, and that it did not intentionally or unreasonably delay making payment to him. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Disability Accommodation Rules to Forum | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted proposed changes to its disability accommodation rules to the online forum for public comments. ...Read More | |||
