Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
| 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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Worker's Condition of Ill-Being Only Partially Related to Work | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a worker’s condition of ill-being was only partially related to his work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Physical Exam from Former Employer for Presumption Eligibility | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A bill introduced in Florida would allow first responders to rely on a preemployment physical examination conducted before they started working for a former employer to establish the presumption that certain diseases arose from employment. ...Read More | |||
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Legislative Committees to Discuss Comp | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Members of policy committees in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature will discuss workers' compensation issues at meetings on Dec. 5. ...Read More | |||
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Senator Introduces Disfigurement Benefit Bill | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A Pennsylvania state senator introduced legislation that would increase benefits for workers who suffer serious and permanently disfiguring injuries on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Flight Attendant Gets Benefits for Broken Finger | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for a broken finger. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim of Back Injury | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to his back after less than a week on the job. ...Read More | |||
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School District Employee's Intentional Tort Suit Against Employer Gets Reinstated | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court revived a school district employee’s intentional tort claim against her employer for her injuries from being attacked by a student. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Worker's Death from COVID-19 Complications | 11/18/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s workers’ compensation claim for her husband’s death from complications related to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Employers Can't Request Hearings on Claims for Unpaid or Discontinued Benefits | 11/18/2025 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that only an injured worker may make and file with the Industrial Commission an application requesting a hearing when the underlying claim relates to unpaid or discontinued compensation or income benefits. ...Read More | |||
