Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Recommends 7.4% Rate Cut | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 7.4% rate cut, effective Jan. 1, according to the Florida Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Employer's Responsibility for Pro Rata Share of Fees | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s responsibility for attorney fees incurred by a worker who pursued a third-party claim is initially subtracted from the amount available in subrogation from the amount the worker recovers, and that the employer is entitled to immediate reco...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Entitled to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Treatment | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his claim and to receive additional medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Webinar to Cover Medical Cost Drivers | 08/21/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar on Sept. 23 to explore medical cost drivers. The presentation will cover key findings and emerging trends from an upcoming report, "Medical Service Cost Trends Through 2025." The rep...Read More | |||
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Court Reduces Death Benefit Award to Align With Cap on Duration | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico ruled that the aggregate 700-week limit on benefits requires reducing the death benefit awarded to the widow of a firefighter who died from a form of cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Did Not Exceed Allowable Selection of Physicians | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Illinois appellate court ruled that a worker did not exceed his allowable selection of two physicians to treat his compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Expansion of Worker's Claim to Include Additional Conditions | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination expanding a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Negligence Claim for Ladder Accident | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s negligence claim for his injuries from an alleged fall from a defective ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Cap on Medical Reimbursement Staying at $2,600 | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The cap on the amount that Oregon employers can reimburse carriers for medical costs on accepted, nondisabling claims will stay at $2,600 next year, the Division of Workers' Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Privacy Complaint Over Cookies on Carrier's Website | 08/20/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action complaint alleging that a workers' compensation carrier's website collected data in violation of California's online privacy laws. ...Read More | |||
