Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Says Firefighter's Claim Shouldn't Have Been Closed | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the conditions that were newly added to his case. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Updating Impairment Rating Guides | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting comments on a proposal to update the version of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment starting in 2028. ...Read More | |||
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ICA to Discuss Creating Appellate Panel | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona is soliciting feedback from system users about creating a panel to hear appeals. The commission is consideri...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Modify Federal Firefighter Presumption Standards | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Federal lawmakers are proposing to revise the definition of fire protection activities that qualify firefighters for the presumption that cancer arose from employment. ...Read More | |||
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Fraud Reporting Bill on Agenda for Wednesday Hearing | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill Wednesday that would require carriers to report data related to possible premium fraud to the California Employment Development Department. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds SCIF's Suspension of Attorney for Repeated Failure of Cybersecurity Tests | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the suspension of a State Compensation Insurance Fund attorney from her position due to her repeated failure of internal cybersecurity tests. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Summary Judgment in Premium Dispute | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a carrier in a premium dispute involving an assigned risk workers’ compensation insurance policy. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Coal Miner's Knee Injury | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a coal miner was entitled to benefits for a knee injury. Case: ACNR ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Wage Claim Fails to Put L&I on Notice of Injury | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim as untimely. Case: Kelifa v. Department of Labor &...Read More | |||
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Pulp Mill Cited for Exposing Workers to Chemical Hazards | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed nearly $800,000 in penalties following an investigation into the release of a deadly gas at a Maine wood pulp mill that exposed workers to safety and health hazards that resulted in deaths. ...Read More | |||
