Workers' Compensation News
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Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers $212,500 for Fatal Tunnel Collapse | 10/16/2026 | |
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| A tunnel collapse near Knights Ferry that left one worker dead and another seriously injured resulted in $212,500 in penalties against two companies, according to the state workplace safety agency Cal/OSHA. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Waives Ability to Challenge Arbitrator's Decision on Claims Over Death of Employee | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer waived its ability to challenge an arbitrator’s determination that it could not compel arbitration of the claims by the family of a deceased employee. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Opens Registration for 2027 Conference | 10/16/2026 | |
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| The Workers Compensation Research Institute has opened registration for its 2027 annual Issues and Research Conference, being held March 11-12 in Boston. ...Read More | |||
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DOI Announces 'Modest' 0.1% Rate Cut | 10/16/2026 | |
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| The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that it has accepted a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will result in an overall average workers' compensation rate decrease of 0.1%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Welcomes New Deputy Commissioners | 10/16/2026 | |
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| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission has sworn in two new deputy commissioners who will serve as administrative law judges and hold evidentiary hearings. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Repetitive Trauma Injury Claim | 10/16/2026 | |
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| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s repetitive trauma injury claim. Case: Bowden v. IWCC, No...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker's Employer Not Entitled to Dismissal of Indemnification Claims Against It | 10/16/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the contractual indemnification claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets to Amend Discovery Response, Granted Summary Judgment | 10/16/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was properly granted leave to amend its response to a notice to admit and that it was properly granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Reverses Finding That Public Workers Have 'Property Interest' in Ongoing Employment | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected the contention that a state civil service law creates a constitutionally protected property interest in continued public employment and held that a lower court erred in finding the statutory framework for termination violated due process. ...Read More | |||
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Department Holding Hospital Fee Schedule Hearing Monday | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is holding a virtual public hearing as part of its efforts to create a workers' compensation hospital fee schedule. ...Read More | |||
