Workers' Compensation News
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Committee Passes Bill to Expand Provider Options Under FECA | 08/10/2026 | |
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| A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill that would allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify injuries and oversee treatment of injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Determination of $0 Subrogation Lien | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s determination that an employer’s lien against a worker’s proposed settlement was $0. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries from being struck by a delivery gate. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Employer's Failure to Provide Payroll Records Justified Policy Cancellation | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Thursday held that a workers’ compensation insurer properly canceled an employer’s policy after the employer failed to respond to repeated requests for payroll records needed for a premium audit, reversing a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board rulin...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends Fraud Reporting Bill to Suspense File | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file a bill that aims to reduce premium fraud by allowing insurers and the Employment Development Department to compare wage data. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Carrier Didn't Owe Duty to Defend Employer Against Family's Suit | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not have a duty to defend an employer from a lawsuit by the estate of a worker who was killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates BWC Employee's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court partially revived a Bureau of Workers' Compensation employee’s claim of disability discrimination against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Offset Against Worker's TTD for Her Receipt of SSDI Benefits | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld an offset against a worker’s temporary total disability benefits based on her receipt of Social Security disability insurance benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Staffing Agency Qualifies as Citable Employer | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals reinstated a citation against a staffing agency for failing to train its workers on asbestos hazards and for failing to file a related accident-prevention program. ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Challenges to Pension Reductions | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected for their pensions and their receipt of Social Security benefits. ...Read More | |||
