Workers' Compensation News
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Amended Bill Drops DA Death Investigation Pilot Project | 08/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents resulting in death. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Would Allow Naturopathic Doctors to Serve as PTPs | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A recently amended bill would add naturopathic doctors to the list of providers who are allowed to serve as primary treating physicians in California's workers' compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Allows Sharing Workplace Inspection Reports With Law Enforcement | 08/19/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A recently amended bill would explicitly allow the agency commonly known as Cal/OSHA to share information obtained during inspections with law enforcement officers and local prosecutors. ...Read More | |||
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AG, Labor Department Announce Settlement in Misclassification Lawsuit | 07/30/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New Jersey officials announced a $2.775 million settlement with a trucking company accused of misclassifying hundreds of drivers as independent contractors. ...Read More | |||
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Ametros' Andrea Mills Joins Kids' Chance of America Board | 07/21/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Professional administration and post-settlement medical care coordination provider Ametros announced Monday that President Andrea Mills was elected to the board of directors for Kids’ Chance of America. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Errs in Overturning Benefits to Shooting Victim | 07/13/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Florida Supreme Court said an appellate court applied an inappropriate analysis in overturning benefits awarded to a rental car manager who was shot by an unknown attacker. ...Read More | |||
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Agency Says Rate Reduction Saves State's Employers $10 Million | 07/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A recent workers' compensation rate reduction means Ohio's private employers are paying $10 million less in premium, the state's comp insurance agency said. ...Read More | |||
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Automobile Insurance Provider Gets Offset for Worker's Recover from At-Fault Motorist's Carrier | 06/26/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an automobile insurance provider was entitled to an offset for an injured worker’s recovery from the at-fault motorist’s insurance carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Takes New Approach to Contractual Disputes | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Payers would be required to provide contact information for providers to request a copy of any contract used to reduce payment for services rendered, under a recently amended bill working through the California Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Administrator of Worker's Estate Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 06/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the administrator of a worker’s estate was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for the worker’s fatal fall at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
