Workers' Compensation News
|
SIBTF Bill Keeps Moving; Treatment Leave Bill Stalls | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers advanced a bill proposing changes to the state's second injury fund ahead of a key legislative deadline, and they put a hold on a measure that would make denying a request to receive treatment during the workday a form of discrimination. ...Read More | |||
|
Commissioner Approves WCIRB Regulatory Filing | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau for policies incepting on or after Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
|
Governor Announces Appointments to Medical Fee Advisory Board | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed three members to the board that advises the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on medical fee schedules and ensuring access to treatment. ...Read More | |||
|
Governor Signs Bills to Increase Payroll Limits, Eliminate Advisory Council | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed bills to increase payroll limits for certain employers and to eliminate a joint labor-management advisory council. ...Read More | |||
|
Court Upholds Denial of Steroid Injection for Worker's Back | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a claims administrator’s denial of an epidural steroid injection for a worker's lumbar spine. ...Read More | |||
|
Worker Injured in Chemical Plant Explosion Can't Proceed With Civil Suit | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim against a chemical plant operator for his injuries from an explosion and fire. ...Read More | |||
|
Court: Defendant's Third-Party Claims for Indemnification Properly Dismissed | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the third-party defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing a company's claims against them for indemnification. ...Read More | |||
|
Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Structure | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall at a construction site. C...Read More | |||
|
WCS Educational Conference Sept. 17-18 | 05/18/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The 14th Annual Nevada Workers' Compensation Education Conference is being held Sept. 17-18 at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. ...Read More | |||
|
Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Diabetic Worker's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 05/15/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a diabetic worker’s claim for benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
