Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Cites Inflated Rates as Reason to Ban Certain Prescriptions | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Hawaii lawmaker wants to prohibit the prescribing of certain drugs to injured workers, saying the lack of clear provisions governing reimbursement rates has resulted in inflated charges. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adopts Death Investigator Benefits Rule | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation adopted rules to implement legislation providing certain benefits for death investigators. ...Read More | |||
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Nearly All Subjects Pass UR Audits in 2025; Only $2,500 in Penalties Assessed | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Annual utilization review investigations uncovered a handful of violations and yielded only $2,500 in fines in 2025, according to results for claims administrators posted to the California Division of Workers' Compensation website. ...Read More | |||
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Uninsured Staffing Agency Ordered to Pay $650,000 | 01/21/2026 | |
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| A Southern California staffing agency was ordered to pay $650,000 in combined civil penalties and restitution for failing to carry workers' compensation for its temporary employees. ...Read More | |||
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Annual Report of Inventory for 2025 Claims Due April 1 | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted a reminder that the annual report of inventory for claims reported during calendar year 2025 is due April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Scheduled for COLA Bill Carried Over From 2025 | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill on Thursday that would create a cost-of-living adjustment for permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Civil Damages From Employer Over Lack of Comp Coverage | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was a regular employee of an employer that failed to provide workers’ compensation coverage for him and that he was entitled to an award of civil damages. ...Read More | |||
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Allegedly Injured Firefighter Can't Enjoin or Stay Disciplinary Proceedings | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld the denial of an injunction and dismissal of a firefighter’s request for a stay of the disciplinary proceedings against him. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Grants Worker Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Substantial Evidence Supports Board's Medical Causation Determination | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to surgery for a lumbar spine condition. Case: Brinks Global Services v....Read More | |||
