Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Revising Firefighter Presumption Criteria Becomes Law | 07/15/2026 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A bill revising the criteria for Alaska firefighters to qualify for the presumption that certain types of cancer arose from employment took effect without the governor's signature. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill With SIBTF Reforms Heads to Governor | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers voted to send the governor a budget bill that includes provisions to implement the administration's proposed second injury fund reforms. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increasing 4.1% | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits will increase by 4.1% Wednesday. The maximum benefit...Read More | |||
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Board Errs in Assigning Burden of Proof on Combined Condition Claim | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in failing to require a carrier to produce evidence that a worker’s accepted condition was not the major contributing cause of his need for treatment of a combined condition. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Make Debit Card Option Permanent Heads to Governor | 06/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate unanimously voted to send the governor a bill that would make the option to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards permanent. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Cancer Screening Program for Firefighters | 06/29/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing a special fund to cover annual cancer screenings not paid for by firefighters' health insurance policies. ...Read More | |||
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Benefit Increase Bill on Agenda for Committee Hearing | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Insurance Committee is scheduled to hear testimony at its next meeting on a bill that would increase permanent partial disability benefits by 51%. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Prohibit Federal Comp Coverage for Cannabis | 06/08/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Even if the federal government goes forward with a proposal to formally acknowledge legitimate medical uses for cannabis, the drug would not be available to federal employees who are injured on the job, under a labor appropriations bill passed Friday. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Holding Medical and Health Symposium in September | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation opened registration for its virtual 2026 Medical & Health Symposium being held Sept. 16-18. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Study Undue Delays in First Responder Claims Heads to Governor | 06/01/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Connecticut lawmakers on Friday sent the governor a bill that would create a task force to study causes of undue delays in workers' compensation claims made by police officers and firefighters. ...Read More | |||
