Workers' Compensation News
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Bill to Require Certification of Stone Slab Manufacturing Clears Committee | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California Assembly committee passed a bill that would create a mandatory certification process for companies engaged in fabrication activities involving manufactured stone. ...Read More | |||
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Board Errs in Awarding Attorney Fees to Worker | 04/27/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that the Board of Review erred in awarding attorney fees to a worker after finding that a claims administrator had unreasonably declared an overpayment of benefits to her. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Create Process for Experience Modification Updates | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are proposing a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an experience modification factor when actual payments on a closed claim are lower than the loss reserves previously reported by the carrier. ...Read More | |||
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BWC's Premium Rebate Distribution Methods Don't Violate Equal Protection | 04/23/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s method of distributing premium rebates does not violate principles of equal protection. ...Read More | |||
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Board Properly Reduces Benefits for Worker Capable of Returning to Job Market | 04/22/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the reduction of a worker’s benefits for her injuries from a fall based on the evidence that she was physically capable of returning to work and that jobs were available to her. ...Read More | |||
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Board's Intervening Decision Moots Worker's Appeal Challenging Denial of Claim | 04/20/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court said that an intervening decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board after the denial of a worker’s claim has mooted his appeal. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Allow Stricter Cannabis Policies Heads to Governor | 04/17/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oklahoma lawmakers are sending the governor a bill that would allow employers to implement more restrictive policies relating to their employees' use of medical cannabis. ...Read More | |||
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Bank Account Holder Fails to Prove Comp Claim Exemption From Levy | 04/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the attachment of a litigant’s bank account to enforce a judgment against him, finding he failed to prove that the account held the proceeds of a workers’ compensation claim that would be exempt from a levy. ...Read More | |||
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Broker Indicted for Alleged Fraud, Theft | 04/01/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Colorado grand jury indicted an insurance broker for allegedly diverting more than $100,000 in insurance premiums intended for nine insurance companies, including the state-chartered workers' compensation carrier. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Expand AI Disclosure Requirements | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would modify what employers are required to disclose about their use of artificial intelligence for workplace sur...Read More | |||
