Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Passes SIBTF Bill Amid Competing Reform Proposal | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to overhaul the state's second-injury fund, opting to move a measure the governor has already vetoed as a counterweight to reforms the administration is pursuing through a budget trailer bill. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Process for Experience Modification Updates | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are proposing a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an experience modification factor when actual payments on a closed claim are lower than the loss reserves previously reported by the carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms Summary Dismissal of Construction Worker's Claim | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from falling into a trench. Cas...Read More | |||
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BWC's Premium Rebate Distribution Methods Don't Violate Equal Protection | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s method of distributing premium rebates does not violate principles of equal protection. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim and to receive additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Plumbing Foreman Fails to Establish Compensable Shoulder Injury | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a plumbing foreman did not suffer a compensable shoulder injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Fraud, Unfair Competition Claims Not Sufficient to Escape Exclusivity | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court ruled that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for an injured worker's claim that a third-party administrator, claims handler and a doctor conspired to improperly characterize the nature of her injuries and need for ongoing treatment or work accommodat...Read More | |||
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Lawmaker Removes Filing Deadline, Prohibited Conditions From Amended SIBTF Bill | 04/22/2026 | |
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| A California lawmaker pared back proposed reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, removing provisions that would establish filing deadlines and prohibit the consideration of certain conditions in eligibility decisions. ...Read More | |||
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Worker With Electrical Burns, Amputated Toe Gets 37% PPD Award | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 37% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s electric shock injuries resulting in burns to roughly 3.5% of his body and the amputation of his big toe. ...Read More | |||
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Alleged Alter Ego of Worker's Employer Fails to Prove Exclusivity Defense | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity did not shield a company as a matter of law without a showing that it was the alter ego of the worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
