Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Double-Dipping Pensioner Must Pay $48,000 in Restitution | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a worker receiving a lifetime pension for a permanent workplace injury was ordered to pay $48,000 in restitution after investigators discovered she was working at a medical transportation company while collecting benefits....Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Says COVID Claim Properly Denied as Ordinary Disease of Life | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court concluded that a worker failed to prove that his employment placed him at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or that a distinct feature of his job caused him to contract the disease. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Cover New ODG Formulary | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section announced that a Nov. 5 webinar will provide a comprehensive guide for the new Official Disability Guidelines Drug Formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Five Corrections Officers Accused of Fraud | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five current and former state corrections officers were arrested on suspicion of participating in schemes to defraud the New York workers' compensation system, the result of an 18-month probe by the state Inspector General's Office. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Won't Review Judge's Refusal to Set Aside Errant Benefit Notice | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied a petition to review a judge's refusal to set aside a notice accepting liability for a firefighter's cancer claim that a city had intended to deny. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Raise Triable Issue of Fact for Retaliation Claim | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Trader Joe's employee failed to raise a triable issue of fact about whether she reported a workplace injury or unsafe condition before she was fired, a California appeals court said in affirming a lower court decision dismissing a retaliation claim. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Announces 4.3% Rate Decrease | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced that rates will drop 4.3% for new and renewal policies issued on or after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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National Safety Council Says Government Shutdown Puts Workers at Risk | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The inability of Republicans and Democrats to agree on funding government services has resulted in a worker safety shutdown that's threatening the lives of workers throughout the country, the National Council on Occupational Safety and Health said. ...Read More | |||
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FWCJUA Meetings Set for November and December | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association posted notices for three teleconference meetings in November and one in December. ...Read More | |||
