Workers' Compensation News
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Governor Signs Bill to Overhaul UR Requirements | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that took effect immediately and created new requirements for utilization review as well as for medical examinations used to determine the necessity of workers' compensation treatment requests. ...Read More | |||
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Respiratory Therapist Gets PTD Award | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a respiratory therapist. Case: State ex rel. S...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Worker's Civil Claims for Heat-Related Injuries | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer, its principal and a supervisory employee for his heat-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Worker Entitled to Expand Claim | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Revives Worker's Labor Law Claim, Dismisses Claims Against Employer | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law action and ruled that his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Softening Wage Trend, Slower Employment Growth Suppressing Payroll Exposure | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Growth in average hourly earnings continued to slow last month, the National Council on Compensation Insurance reported, weakening the natural source of premium growth. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Updates Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 08/10/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting changes to the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center fee schedule to reflect additional changes made by Medicare. The division announced that it adopted the third and latest update to add...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Awards Death Benefits to Worker's Ex-Wife | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a worker’s ex-wife was entitled to death benefits following his death from complications arising from his work-related injuries, 23 years after their divorce. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Expand Provider Options Under FECA | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill that would allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify injuries and oversee treatment of injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Tyler Younts Named Chairman of Industrial Commission | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley designated Tyler Younts as chairman of the Industrial Commission. ...Read More | |||
