Workers' Compensation News
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Insured Assessment Factor Increasing Slightly in 2026 | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The total assessment factor for insured employers will increase by a little more than 3% in 2026, according to notices the California Department of Industrial Relations sent last week. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Affirms Prevalence Assessment for COVID-19 Infections | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York's top court endorsed a method for workers to prove extraordinary COVID-19 exposure through frequent contact with the public or co-workers in areas where the virus is prevalent. ...Read More | |||
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L&I Announces 4.9% Rate Increase | 12/01/2025 | |
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| Workers' compensation premiums will increase by an average of 4.9% next year, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Overpayment of Benefits, Fraud by Worker Employed While Collecting TTD | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a finding of overpayment and fraud against an injured worker who concealed his employment while collecting temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Volunteer EMT Gets Award of TTD | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury’s determination that an injured volunteer emergency medical technician was entitled to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for PTD Benefits for Back Injury | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent total disability benefits for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall from Plank Platform | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a makeshift plank platform. ...Read More | |||
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Report: CompSource Privatization Proposal Remains Under Review | 12/01/2025 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Oklahoma Insurance Department has not approved a proposal to privatize CompSource Mutual Insurance Co., contrary to assertions made by the chairman of its board of directors. ...Read More | |||
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WorkCompCentral 2025 Annual Rating Workshop Dec. 13 | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| WorkCompCentral is holding its 2025 annual rating workshop Dec. 13. The program will feature an update on cases involving rating and...Read More | |||
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High Court Finds PTSD Claims for COVID-19 Exposure Not Compensable | 11/26/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York's highest court said the State Workers' Compensation Board was not required to consider the prevalence of COVID-19 in the workplace when it rejected pandemic-related stress claims. ...Read More | |||
