Workers' Compensation News
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DOL: Provider Increase Follows Pay Raise | 11/25/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
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DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced additional changes to the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Amendments to AWW Rules | 11/18/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation proposed rules that it said would clarify the process for carriers to get wage information for seasonal workers and to request adjustments to their wage average wage calculations. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Proposes Updating Mental Health Guidelines | 11/17/2025 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to update guidelines outlining the reasonable and necessary medical treatment for mental health injuries. The division is proposing to adopt the latest version of the Workplace Mental Health Guidelines that the American Col...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Designated Doctor Audit Plan | 11/14/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has adopted an audit plan that will evaluate the reasonableness and necessity of tests and referrals ordered by designated doctors who conduct impartial evaluations to help resolve disputes. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Commissioner Errs in Dismissing Worker's Claim | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner erred in dismissing a worker’s claim for lack of causation and for lack of timely notice. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adjusts Ambulance Section of Fee Schedule to Remove Expired Add-Ons | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted a notice adjusting the ambulance section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to remove bonus payments that expired Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
