Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Set to Publish 'Mayor' Decision | 08/24/2026 | |
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| The California Supreme Court will answer whether the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board can apply equitable tolling to act on a petition for reconsideration beyond the 60 days allowed under the Labor Code in a decision set to be published at 10 a.m. Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Sacramento Bee Flags $30M in Revolving Fund Expenses | 08/24/2026 | |
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| The Sacramento Bee on Friday reported that the California Department of Industrial Relations has tapped into the revolving fund for projects and expenses that it could not connect to administering the state's workers' compensation system over the last six years. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Allow Naturopathic Doctors to Serve as PTPs | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A recently amended bill would add naturopathic doctors to the list of providers who are allowed to serve as primary treating physicians in California's workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Employer Waived Limitations Defense by Failing to Seek Relief | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court ruled that an employer waived a limitations defense by not seeking relief on it, and that an administrative law judge’s ruling on the issue did not preserve it for appeal. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 7.4% Rate Cut | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 7.4% rate cut, effective Jan. 1, according to the Florida Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Employer's Responsibility for Pro Rata Share of Fees | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s responsibility for attorney fees incurred by a worker who pursued a third-party claim is initially subtracted from the amount available in subrogation from the amount the worker recovers, and that the employer is entitled to immediate reco...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Entitled to Expand Claim, Receive Additional Treatment | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his claim and to receive additional medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Webinar to Cover Medical Cost Drivers | 08/21/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar on Sept. 23 to explore medical cost drivers. The presentation will cover key findings and emerging trends from an upcoming report, "Medical Service Cost Trends Through 2025." The rep...Read More | |||
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Court Reduces Death Benefit Award to Align With Cap on Duration | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico ruled that the aggregate 700-week limit on benefits requires reducing the death benefit awarded to the widow of a firefighter who died from a form of cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Did Not Exceed Allowable Selection of Physicians | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Illinois appellate court ruled that a worker did not exceed his allowable selection of two physicians to treat his compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
