Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI: Workers' Compensation Remains Healthy | 05/13/2026 | |
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| The National Council on Compensation Insurance reported on Tuesday that the workers' compensation system remains healthy, with private carriers notching their 12th consecutive year of underwriting profitability in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Intentional Tort Claim | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing an injured worker’s civil suit against his employer and a co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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State Safety Regulators Warn of Scam Targeting Businesses | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Scammers are trying to trick employers into paying them to make workplace safety violations disappear, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Board Doesn't Err in Denying Worker's Request to Preclude IME Report | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not err in denying a worker’s request to preclude the report of an independent medical examiner. ...Read More | |||
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Landlord, Lessor Get Partial Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a landlord and lessor partially dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against them. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Deputy Sheriff's Heart Attack | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a deputy sheriff’s heart attack. Case: Willis v. Fay...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Salary Continuation Bill for Assaulted Teachers, Health Workers | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Healthcare workers and teachers in Connecticut would receive 100% of their average weekly earnings with no cap on the benefit amount if they are unable to work as a result of a physical or negligent assault, under recently enacted legislation. ...Read More | |||
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Employers Launches LLM Quoting App | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nevada-based workers' compensation carrier Employers launched a workers' compensation chatbot in the ChatGPT App Directory. The carr...Read More | |||
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4th DCA Upholds JNOV Awarding Additional Premium to SCIF | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld a trial judge’s entry of a judgment notwithstanding a jury’s verdict, finding that State Compensation Insurance Fund was entitled to an additional $555,327.53 in premium from an employer. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes Updating Ankle, Hip Guidelines | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed adopting the latest versions of ankle and hip treatment guidelines published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ...Read More | |||
