Workers' Compensation News
| WCIRB Webinar to Cover Medical Cost Drivers | 08/21/2026 | ||
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| 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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| 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 | |||
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Court Affirms Expansion of Worker's Claim to Include Additional Conditions | 08/21/2026 | |
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| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination expanding a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Negligence Claim for Ladder Accident | 08/21/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s negligence claim for his injuries from an alleged fall from a defective ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Cap on Medical Reimbursement Staying at $2,600 | 08/21/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The cap on the amount that Oregon employers can reimburse carriers for medical costs on accepted, nondisabling claims will stay at $2,600 next year, the Division of Workers' Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Privacy Complaint Over Cookies on Carrier's Website | 08/20/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal judge dismissed with prejudice a proposed class action complaint alleging that a workers' compensation carrier's website collected data in violation of California's online privacy laws. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Highlights Rand Study on SB 1160 | 08/20/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday said it posted a Rand study examining...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Updates Loss-Sensitive Advisory Plan Table | 08/20/2026 | ||
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| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California revised one of the loss-sensitive advisory plan tables for policies taking effect on or after Sept. 1. The WCIRB posted an updated "Table of Ultimate Incurred Loss and ALAE Elimination Ratios by California Hazard Gro...Read More | |||
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State Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over LHWCA Attorney | 08/20/2026 | |
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| A Texas appellate court ruled that a state trial court lacked jurisdiction over an out-of-state attorney who had represented a claimant in a Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act case before the claimant moved to Texas. ...Read More | |||
