Workers' Compensation News
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Bills Would Nix Advisory Council, Reimbursement Caps on Imaging | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Bills that would eliminate the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation and a cap on reimbursement rates for certain imaging services are moving through the Oklahoma Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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Board Pulls Authorization for Pinnacol Privatization Initiative | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado officials pulled their approval for a ballot initiative to convert Pinnacol Assurance into a private, mutual carrier after finding the proposal violates the requirement that statutory propositions be limited to a single subject. ...Read More | |||
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Board Doesn't Abuse Discretion in Denying Worker's Application for Reconsideration | 03/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. ...Read More | |||
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Board Can't Revisit Interlocutory Finding on Worker's Need for Surgery | 03/09/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Court of Appeals directing an administrative law judge to revisit a determination that a worker’s surgery was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Move DWC to Governor's Office | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky's Department of Workers' Claims would be administratively attached to the governor's office under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Approves 1% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation board of directors on Friday approved a 1% rate cut for private employers, effective July 1. Em...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Injured Workers to Request Voc Rehab | 02/25/2026 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Vermont are considering legislation that would allow injured workers to request vocational rehabilitation services if their employer does not do so. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Database of Comp Policies | 02/25/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation that would require the Industrial Commission to operate a public-facing database with information about workers' compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Modify Benefit Calculation | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would revise how temporary and permanent disability benefits are calculated. Currently, benefits ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Adopt Federal Standards for Contractor Classification | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in West Virginia on Monday would adopt a nearly 40-year-old federal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor. ...Read More | |||
