Workers' Compensation News
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Lawmakers Propose Updates to Fee Schedule, Treatment Guidelines | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Louisiana lawmakers are proposing to make medical reimbursement rates comparable to what workers' compensation systems in neighboring states pay and to adopt national evidence-based treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Man Accused of Cashing Deceased Father's Checks | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida man was arrested for allegedly cashing his deceased father's workers' compensation benefits checks, according to a report by WPLG i...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Compensability of UPS Driver's Back Surgeries, Ongoing Total Disability | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a determination that a parcel delivery worker’s two back surgeries were compensable and that she remained totally disabled while her doctor advised her not to work. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim, Upholds PPD Award | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s request to add compensable conditions to her claim but upheld her 10% permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Names Thomas Beale SVP, CIO | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. named Thomas Beale as senior vice president and chief information officer. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Pass Bill to Increase Burial Expenses | 03/03/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Virginia passed a bill to increase burial expenses and index them to inflation. The House of Delegates on Monday voted 99-0 to pass ...Read More | |||
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Nicole Richardson Serving as Acting AD | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nicole Richardson is serving as acting administrative director for the California Division of Workers' Compensation, succeeding George Parisotto, who retired from state service at the end of January. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Submits Regulatory Filing | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted its 2026 regulatory filing to the California insurance commissioner for review. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Proportionate Share of Expenses Contemplates Past, Future Benefits | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court said that when an employer seeks both reimbursement of benefits already paid and an offset for future benefits from an injured worker's third-party action, the employer's proportionate share of legal expenses must include consideration of past and future benefits....Read More | |||
