Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Proposes Mandatory Registration for Staffing Companies | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Staffing agencies in California would be required to provide proof of workers' compensation coverage as part of a mandatory registration process under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill Would Preserve Amendments to WCAB's 60-Day Deadline | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to permanently adopt changes to the 60-day deadline for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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Barge Owner Gets Summary Dismissal of Worker's LHWCA Claim | 02/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer, which was also the owner of a barge being used at a job site, was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an employee’s Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Make Prepaid Card Option Permanent | 02/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced a bill that would indefinitely extend authorization for employers to use prepaid debit cards to pay indemnity benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Bus Driver Faces Charge for Alleged Double-Dipping | 02/04/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Seattle-area bus driver has been charged with taking more than $50,000 in compensation payments while allegedly working other jobs. Clifford Wayne Duma...Read More | |||
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Board Must Determine Hog Farm Employee's 'Task Loss' | 02/04/2026 | |
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| State: KS | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a hog farm employee had suffered wage loss after an on-the-job injury and remanded for the Workers’ Compensation Board to revisit the amount of his “task loss.” ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand List of Firefighter Cancers With Enhanced Reimbursement | 02/03/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Hawaii lawmaker introduced a bill that would expand the list of cancers for which providers are entitled to enhanced reimbursement rates on firefighter workers' compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Considers 1% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 02/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that its board of directors is considering a 1% reduction in private employer rates. ...Read More | |||
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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 Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
