Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Sends Debit Card Bill to Senate Floor | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Senate Appropriations Committee forwarded to the full chamber a bill that would permanently allow employers to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Line-of-Duty Compensation to Firefighter's Widow | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation even though his death was deemed compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Allowing Coverage Choice in Leasing Arrangements | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill allowing parties to a co-employment relationship to decide who will provide workers' compensation coverage for workers. ...Read More | |||
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OWCP Seeks Input on Occupational Hearing Loss Evaluation Methods | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs seeks public comment on methods to test hearing and the best practices for evaluating occupational hearing loss. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Retroactive Presumption Expansion | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that explicitly identifies adenocarcinoma as a form of cancer that is presumed to be compensable for first responders, and it applies retroactively to June 30, 2021. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Duct Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from allegedly being struck by a section of duct. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Verdict for Worker, but Defendant Entitled to Indemnification | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict and award for a worker on part of his Labor Law claim, and it ruled that one of the defendants should have been granted indemnification from a third-party defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Knee Injury Claim | 06/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Retroactivity Stripped From Amended Pro-Athlete Claim Prohibition Bill | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would limit the ability of out-of-state athletes to file workers' compensation claims in California for cumulative traumas and occupational diseases would apply prospectively, under recent amendments. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes SIBTF Reform Bill | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A policy committee in the California Senate passed a bill proposing Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that differ from changes proposed by the governor. ...Read More | |||
