Workers' Compensation News
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DOI Announces 'Modest' 0.1% Rate Cut | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that it has accepted a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will result in an overall average workers' compensation rate decrease of 0.1%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Department Holding Hospital Fee Schedule Hearing Monday | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is holding a virtual public hearing as part of its efforts to create a workers' compensation hospital fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Discrepancies in Carpenter's Account of Accident Don't Foreclose Award of Benefits | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a carpenter for his injuries from a fall, despite discrepancies in his report of how the accident occurred. ...Read More | |||
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Division Increases WBF Assessment, Implements New BOLI Surcharge | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division increased the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment rate to 2.2 cents per hour worked for 2027, up from 1.8 cents in 2026. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates More Fee Schedules | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that it has updated the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center, and the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Fee Schedules | 10/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician services and nonphysician practitioner services, and the pathology and clinical laboratories sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Distillery Not Entitled to Up-The-Ladder Immunity from Liability for Worker's Injuries | 09/18/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a distillery was not entitled to up-the-ladder immunity from liability for injuries sustained by a fuel delivery driver while making a delivery. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes MTUS Update | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is holding a public hearing Oct. 16 to discuss what appears to be a proposal to update the treatment guidelines for knee injuries. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Proposes 2.1% Pure Premium Rate Increase | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services on Wednesday proposed a 2.1% average pure premium rate increase for 2027. Under the ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes 2027 Research Agenda | 09/01/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation will update studies on employer participation and access to care in 2027, according to a notice posted in the Texas Register. ...Read More | |||
