Workers' Compensation News
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Hearing on WCIRB Regulatory Filing April 28 | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance is holding a public hearing April 28 to consider the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's latest regulatory filing. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand AI Disclosure Requirements | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would modify what employers are required to disclose about their use of artificial intelligence for workplace surveillance. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds AWW Calculation, Revives Billing Dispute, Clarifies Amicus Rules | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s average weekly wage properly excluded her mileage reimbursements, that her appeal of an unpaid medical bill should not have been dismissed, and that an amicus brief should not have been deemed an unauthorized filing. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Attestation of Applicant for Zero-Exposure Policies | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona state House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill that would require insurers issuing zero estimated exposure policies to include a statement from the applicant attesting to the accuracy of the information provided to secure coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Worker's Claim for Injury From Being Hit by Truck While Jogging | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a Walmart worker’s civil suit seeking damages for his injuries from being struck by a truck while jogging in a distribution center parking lot. ...Read More | |||
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Bills to Expand Presumptions Pass First Chamber | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| Bills that would expand Maryland's hypertension presumption for firefighters and extend the heart disease and hypertension presumption to correctional officers in another county are moving through the General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns State's Win Against Worker Allegedly Hurt While Exiting Moving Vehicle | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for the state on a worker’s Labor Law claim for her alleged injuries from attempting to exit a moving vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Backed Car Into Trench Gets Part of Labor Law Action Reinstated | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a Labor Law action by a worker who suffered injuries when he backed his personal vehicle into an unguarded trench at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts Updated Hospital Cost-to-Charge Ratios | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published new cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers starting April 1. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Suit Against Contractor Fails Due to Privette Doctrine | 03/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil claim against the contractor that hired his employer, finding the worker’s action failed due to the Privette doctrine. ...Read More | |||
