Workers' Compensation News
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Court Affirms Attorney Fee Award | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed a Workers' Compensation Commission decision awarding a fee to an injured worker's attorney, finding that the employer had controverted the compensability of an employee's back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Holds Employer Liable for Damages, Breach of Contract | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an excavation contractor was liable for damages to the company that hired it and that it committed a material breach of contract by failing to maintain workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Rolls Out New Search Tool | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has developed what it says is a new, improved website search tool. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Filing Proposes 1.2% Loss Cost Cut | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 1.2% decrease in voluntary market loss costs in South Carolina, effective April 1. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes 2.2% Loss Cost Decrease | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the Alabama Department of Insurance decrease workers' compensation loss costs by an average of 2.2%, effective March 1. ...Read More | |||
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About 40% of Carriers Deemed 'High-Tier' Performers in 2026 PBO | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| About 40% of the insurance carriers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reviewed in its 2026 performance-based oversight assessments were deemed "high-tier" performers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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WCIRB's New Utilization Measure Recasts Medical Cost Trends | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Friday announced a new methodology for measuring physician services utilization that produces substantially different results than its traditional measurement based on the number of medical transactions per claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCB: SIF Assessment Necessary in 2027 | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that it will use the same formulas for the 2027 Second Injury Fund assessment as it used for the 2026 assessment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability of Former Pro Football Player's Back Injury | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s verdict finding that a former professional football player’s compensable leg injury caused him to develop a back injury. ...Read More | |||
