Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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CDI to Hold Hearing on Rate Filing June 9 | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Department of Insurance will hold a virtual hearing June 9 on a proposal to raise the advisory pure premium rate by 10.4%. I...Read More | |||
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Adult Child of Worker Who Died of COVID-19 Gets Death Benefits | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to the dependent adult child of a worker who died of COVID-19. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Get Partial Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claims | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law claim were entitled to summary judgment dismissing part of the worker’s action. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes Experience Modification, Contractor Coverage Bills | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Colorado General Assembly unanimously voted to send the governor a bill that would create a process to update experience modification factors when actual payments on a closed claim are lower than the loss reserves reported by the carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker's Knee Injury | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker with a knee injury. ...Read More | |||
