Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Rejects Exhaustion Requirement in Actions Against Excess Carriers | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Supreme Court rejected a strict exhaustion requirement as a prerequisite for insureds to bring claims against excess carriers. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Updates Loss-Sensitive Advisory Plan Tables | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday published loss-sensitive advisory plan tables for policies taking effect on or after Sept. 1. The WCIRB develops advisory plans that describe eligibility, rules and parameters for retrospective rating, large-...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Bars Police Officer's COVID Claim | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a police officer’s claim for benefits based on his contraction of COVID-19 was barred by res judicata. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Deceased Worker Must Bring Claims Against Employer Before DWC | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the family of a deceased worker needed to bring claims against his employer’s insurance carrier before the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Staffing Agency Qualifies as Citable Employer | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals reinstated a citation against a staffing agency for failing to train its workers on asbestos hazards and for failing to file a related accident-prevention program. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Denial of Security Contractor's Claim for Psychological Injury | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the denial of a security contractor’s claim for a psychological injury from his work in Iraq. Case:...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractors Fined $282,420 Following Fatal Fall | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited three roofing companies in Los Angeles a combined $282,420 for multiple workplace safety violations following an inspection of a worker's fatal fall. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Challenges to Pension Reductions | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected for their pensions and their receipt of Social Security benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCC Adding Validation Step to WebFile | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission announced that a new validation step when uploading documents through WebFile will go into effect Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Worker's Claims Against Employer Arising From Bus Accident | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against her employer as barred by exclusivity. Case: Dudl...Read More | |||
