Workers' Compensation News
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Fraudster Ordered to Pay More Than $53K in Restitution After Guilty Plea | 10/13/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Columbus woman pleaded guilty to one count of fraud after investigators found out that she was taking disability benefits while working, the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Firefighter's Benefits Award Against Prior Employer | 10/13/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a firefighter’s cardiac condition against the first of his two employers, with which he worked when he developed heart disease. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Must Undergo Treatment or Forfeit Benefits | 10/13/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker either had to undergo the surgery recommended by two of his treating doctors or have his total disability benefits terminated. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB: Average Charged Rates May Be Increasing From Historic Lows | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The average rates California employers pay for workers' compensation coverage may be increasing from historic lows following a decade of steady declines. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rules Petition for Leave to File Late Claim Notice Was Properly Denied | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured police officer’s petition for leave to file a late notice of claim was properly denied. ...Read More | |||
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Division Increases WBF Assessment, Implements New BOLI Surcharge | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division increased the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment rate to 2.2 cents per hour worked for 2027, up from 1.8 cents in 2026. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Compensability Finding Not Against Manifest Weight of Evidence | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a university employee for a shoulder injury. Case: University of Illino...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Dental Benefits | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s benefits claim for damage to his lower teeth after he was struck in the head by a falling tree limb. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Review of Decision That Medical Goods Supplier Is Not 'Provider' | 10/09/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is leaving the determination that a retail seller of medical supplies is not a healthcare provider as the final word on the matter. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates More Fee Schedules | 10/08/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that it has updated the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center, and the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
