Workers' Compensation News
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Registration Opens for 34th Annual DWC Educational Conference | 11/06/2026 | |
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| Registration for the California Division of Workers' Compensation's 34th annual Educational Conference, set for March, is now open. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court: Heart Disease Presumption Covers Atrial Fibrillation | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In a high-profile case, a Florida appellate court applied a recent ruling that conditions disrupting electrical functions of the heart are covered by the state's heart disease presumption for firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Worker's TTD for Back Injury | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: WY | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker had reached maximum medical improvement for a back injury and that he was no longer entitled to temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Establishes Intoxication Defense to Worker's Claim | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his employer established that he was intoxicated at the time of his injury and that his intoxication was the cause of his injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Beam Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling beam. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Failure to Timely Comply With Discovery Order Doesn't Warrant Dismissal | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s failure to timely comply with a discovery order did not warrant the dismissal of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Meloxicam Emerges as Cost Driver | 11/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute on Wednesday reported that meloxicam has become the largest source of anti-inflammatory drug spending, with its share of payments jumping from less than 2% in 2020 to 30.8% last year, largely because of a small number of high-cost formulations....Read More | |||
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WCIRB C&R Committee Meets Nov. 17 | 11/05/2026 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Classification and Rating Committee will discuss possible changes to the physical audit threshold and payroll limitations during a Nov. 17 meeting. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Offers Another Workforce Safety Innovation Grant | 11/05/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced $29 million in funding to further the development of personal work safety equipment and technology. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury Verdict Finding Contractor Liable for Injury to Subcontractor's Employee | 11/05/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a jury’s verdict finding a contractor liable for a catastrophic workplace injury suffered by a subcontractor’s employee struck by a train. ...Read More | |||
