Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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ANV Acquires Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions MGA | 06/04/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| ANV Group Holdings Ltd. announced the acquisition of Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions from Specialty Program Group, a subsidiary of Hub International. ...Read More | |||
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Amended Bill Proposes 51% PPD Benefit Hike | 06/03/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Permanent partial disability benefits would increase by about 51% under a recently amended bill proposing the first benefit increase in California since SB 863. ...Read More | |||
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Assembly Passes SIBTF Bill | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly passed a bill proposing numerous changes to the processes and requirements relating to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Attorney Becomes Indispensable Party to Appeal if Worker Challenges Fee Award | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that if a worker is challenging a fee award to his attorney, the attorney is a necessary party to an appeal of the award, but the failure to name the attorney as a party is not a fatal jurisdictional defect. ...Read More | |||
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Adult Child of Worker Who Died of COVID-19 Gets Death Benefits | 05/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to the dependent adult child of a worker who died of COVID-19. Case: ...Read More | |||
