Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Shift Serious Injury, Fatality Probes to Prosecutors From Cal/OSHA | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors would be the lead investigators for accidents resulting in serious injury or death, while the agency commonly known as Cal/OSHA would continue to collect reports and assist, under a recently amended bill. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Jury's $4.5 Million Verdict for Worker's Sawmill Accident | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s $4.5 million verdict for a worker injured in an accident in a sawmill. Antonio Mu...Read More | |||
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WCC Accepting Comments on Proposed 2026 Fee Schedule | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission is asking for comments on its proposed 2026 Medical Fee Schedule. Among other things, t...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Board Can't Award Fees on Late Payment of Benefits | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A majority on New York’s highest court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board cannot approve legal fees based on charges against an employer or insurance carrier for untimely compensation payments. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Injured Deputy's Claim | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an injured deputy sheriff’s challenge to the denial of his application for an accidental disability retirement pension. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Codifying Comp Coverage for Medical Cannabis Reintroduced | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Jersey lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would codify the requirement for workers' compensation to cover costs associated with the medical use of cannabis. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to Benefits for Permanent Impairment | 03/18/2026 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker failed to prove her entitlement to benefits for a permanent anatomical impairment as a result of her compensable spine injury. ...Read More | |||
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Pennsylvania, Hawaii Lawmakers Target Compound Drug Prices | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Hawaii are proposing legislation that would align state standards with federal laws to crack down on inflated prices for compound drugs in their workers' compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that denied a worker’s request to reopen her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Injuries From Fall Not Self-Inflicted | 03/17/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from a trip-and-fall accident, as they were not the result of a self-inflicted injury. ...Read More | |||
