Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 04/07/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting Medicare's second-quarter adjustments into the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. The division on Monday said it posted an order incorporating the Medicare April...Read More | |||
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High Court: Reason Teacher Not Working Over Summer Break Controls Eligibility for TTD | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court remanded a case with instructions for the Industrial Commission to analyze why a teacher was not working over a summer break to determine whether she was entitled to temporary disability benefits for three months in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bills to Expand Presumptions | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland General Assembly on Monday passed bills that would expand the hypertension presumption for firefighters and extend heart disease and hypertension presumptions to correctional officers in another county. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Painter Sues Bill Belichick Following Ankle Injury | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A painter is suing Bill Belichick, alleging that the former New England Patriots' head coach created an unsafe working condition at a home in Nantucket that caused a serious injury, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Releases 2026 Annual Report | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute released its 2026 Annual Report, highlighting research published last year and how it informed policy discussions throughout the country. ...Read More | |||
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Threshold Increasing for Construction Premium Adjustment Program | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Rating Bureau announced an increase in the minimum hourly wage employers must pay to receive a credit through the Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program. ...Read More | |||
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KCOA, WCI Introduce Kids' Chance WORKS Initiative | 04/07/2026 | |
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| Kids’ Chance of America and the Workers’ Compensation Institute announced the launch of Kids’ Chance WORKS, a national initiative to help students impacted by a parent’s catastrophic workplace injury explore career pathways. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustment to Pathology, Lab Section of Fee Schedule | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms PTD Benefits for Laid-Off Worker | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the finding that an injured worker in a position her employer created to accommodate her disability was entitled to permanent total disability benefits following a general layoff due to a plant closure. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Bill Proposes $300M Buyout to Privatize Pinnacol | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are working on a bill that would spin off the state-chartered workers' compensation carrier in exchange for a $300 million payment, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
