Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Require Safety Rules for Heat, Cold | 01/30/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| An Arizona lawmaker introduced legislation that would require regulations protecting workers from extreme heat and cold. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Focus on Medical Treatment, Unpaid Benefits | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers introduced bills that would require an investigation of all active workers' compensation claims when a self-insured employer or carrier defaults on a benefit payment, establish a deadline for approving general treatment plans and define "compound drugs" for the purp...Read More | |||
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Broker Not Bound by Duty of Care to Contractor's Driver | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court, in a published decision, ruled that a freight broker owed no duty of care to the driver of a contractor carrier who was paralyzed in a highway crash outside Oklahoma City. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Mental-Mental Claims by 911 Operators | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida lawmakers are considering a measure that would add 911 dispatchers to the list of first responders who can have compensable claims for mental or nervous injuries without an accompanying physical injury that requires medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Cites Inflated Rates as Reason to Ban Certain Prescriptions | 01/22/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Hawaii lawmaker wants to prohibit the prescribing of certain drugs to injured workers, saying the lack of clear provisions governing reimbursement rates has resulted in inflated charges. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Minimum TD Benefit, Require Annual Increases Starting in 2027 | 01/23/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Legislation in South Carolina would double the minimum temporary disability benefit and require annual increases, starting in 2027. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Modify THC Intoxication Presumption | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Utah lawmaker is proposing a new test to determine when THC intoxication is presumed to be a major contributing cause of a workplace injury. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Seek to Clarify Presumptive Coverage for Adenocarcinoma | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers introduced language that would explicitly state that adenocarcinoma is covered by a presumption that cancer is an occupational disease for certain first responders, targeting the latest technical argument insurers have used to challenge claims. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Exempt 'Gig' Nurses From Comp | 01/20/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill in Georgia would exempt what can best be described as "gig economy" nurses from the definition of "employee" for workers' compensation purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Detail How to Count Losses for Experience Rating Deductible Policies | 01/16/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Nebraska lawmaker on Wednesday introduced legislation that would specify how losses are counted for experience rating purposes on deductible workers' compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
