Workers' Compensation News
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AG: Lawmakers Can Decide How to Spend Nearly $500K in Defunct Opt-Out Guaranty Funds | 10/20/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Attorney General said state lawmakers can decide how to spend nearly $500,000 held in a pair of funds created as part of the failed bid to bring a Texas-style opt-out option to employers. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Continues Rejecting Philly Police Claims for COVID-19 | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued three more decisions finding that res judicata or collateral estoppel bars Philadelphia police officers from pursuing workers' compensation benefits for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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AM Best Reports Favorable Loss Development Driving Profits | 10/15/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| AM Best said in a new report that ongoing loss reserve takedowns and enhanced workplace safety measures were key drivers of another strong year of underwriting profits in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Appellate Court Publishes Decision Finding Carrier Owed No Coverage for Fatal Accident | 10/05/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court has published its decision from late this summer finding that an insurance carrier owed no coverage to an employer for a worker’s fatal accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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AG Opines on 'Annual Obligations' for Multiple Injury Trust Fund | 09/14/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued an opinion letter answering a state lawmaker's question about the Multiple Injury Trust Fund's annual obligations. ...Read More | |||
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Actuarial Committee to Review Studies, Midyear Experience | 09/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Actuarial Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will review insurer experience valued as of June 30, as well as a pair of studies into severity trends and large deductible policies when it meets Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
