Workers' Compensation News
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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 | |||
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Bill Would Allow Nondependent Family Members to Collect Unpaid Benefits | 01/16/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow certain nondependent family members to collect benefits that had accrued but not been paid before a worker died from causes unrelated to his or her claim. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Allow Electronic Notices | 01/15/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation introduced at the request of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries would allow the agency to use electronic notice for communications currently required to be sent through the mail and relax notice requirements for rulemaking hearings. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Would Boost SIBTF Staff; Vetoed Reform Bill Returns | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a preliminary budget that would nearly triple staffing for the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and once again called for comprehensive reform of the embattled program. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Authorize PTSD Pilot Program | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries would be authorized to develop and implement a pilot program allowing employers to authorize treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder before establishing liability, under a bill introduced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Require Employers to Maintain Health Insurance Payments for Injured Workers | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Employers in Washington state would be required to continue paying health insurance premiums for injured workers, under bills introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Address First Responder Benefits | 01/13/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Arizona lawmakers introduced bills for first responders to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder arose from employment, and to eliminate a provision that terminates survivors' benefits upon remarriage. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Make Employers Liable for Treating Undocumented Workers' Injuries | 01/09/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida employers could lose their business license if they shift the costs of treating undocumented workers' occupational injuries to workers' compensation carriers or public health programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, under bills introduced this week. ...Read More | |||
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Board Must Revisit Worker's Request for Reopening | 01/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board needed to revisit a worker’s request for reopening and/or a rehearing since it failed to address all the basis she had raised for relief the first time around. ...Read More | |||
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Bills Would Lower Settlement Age, Require More Information for Rate Proposals | 12/26/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Injured workers would be allowed to enter settlements regardless of their age, and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries would be required to disclose more information relating to its annual rate proposal, under a pair of bills introduced by a Spokane Valley Republican. ...Read More | |||
