Workers' Compensation News
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Fraud Reporting Bill on Agenda for Wednesday Hearing | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill Wednesday that would require carriers to report data related to possible premium fraud to the California Employment Development Department. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds SCIF's Suspension of Attorney for Repeated Failure of Cybersecurity Tests | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the suspension of a State Compensation Insurance Fund attorney from her position due to her repeated failure of internal cybersecurity tests. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Not Entitled to Summary Judgment in Premium Dispute | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a carrier in a premium dispute involving an assigned risk workers’ compensation insurance policy. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Coal Miner's Knee Injury | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a coal miner was entitled to benefits for a knee injury. Case: ACNR ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Wage Claim Fails to Put L&I on Notice of Injury | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim as untimely. Case: Kelifa v. Department of Labor &...Read More | |||
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Pulp Mill Cited for Exposing Workers to Chemical Hazards | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed nearly $800,000 in penalties following an investigation into the release of a deadly gas at a Maine wood pulp mill that exposed workers to safety and health hazards that resulted in deaths. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Seeks Input on Topical Analgesic Plan-Based Audit | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting feedback on the proposed Topical Analgesic Plan-Based Audit through Thursday. The audit wi...Read More | |||
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Governor Seeks $1B Dividend | 07/31/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is once again asking the board of directors for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to approve a $1 billion dividend. If a...Read More | |||
| WCIRB Posts 2026 Interactive Stats Report | 07/30/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California posted its latest compendium of premium, exposure and loss information based on unit statistical report data. The bureau's interactive statistics analysis is a spreadsheet that allows users to search loss, exposure ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Suspends Comp Attorney for Abandoning Clients | 07/30/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Supreme Court of Maryland this week suspended a workers’ compensation attorney for effectively abandoning three of her clients. Sar...Read More | |||
