Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Announces EAC Appointments | 09/22/2025 | |
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| California Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Director George Parisotto appointed two new members to the committee tasked with investigating complaints of judicial misconduct. ...Read More | |||
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DA Announces Fraud Charges | 09/18/2025 | |
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| The Ventura County District Attorney's Office announced that a Southern California man was arrested on felony work comp fraud charges for allegedly claiming that an arm injury he suffered in 2022 occurred at work. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Worker's Occupational Asthma Claim Not Supported by Evidence | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a worker’s claim for occupational asthma was unsupported by substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Cites Contractor $752,846 for Fall Hazards | 09/17/2025 | |
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| The U.S. Department of Labor fined a Florida roofing contractor $752,846 for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards by not requiring them to wear fall protection. ...Read More | |||
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Deputy Sheriff Not Entitled to Benefits for Heart Attack | 09/17/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a deputy sheriff’s heart attack. Case:...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts 2026 Compliance and Investigations Audit Plan | 09/16/2025 | |
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| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said compliance and investigations audits in 2026 will focus on timeliness and accuracy of benefit payments, reimbursement for medical services and data reporting. ...Read More | |||
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Death Benefit Expansion, Farmworker Presumption Head to Governor | 09/15/2025 | |
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| California lawmakers voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom bills expanding workers’ compensation coverage for farmworkers with heat injuries and dependents of fallen first responders. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Cutting Rates 3.3% | 09/11/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services said employers will pay an average of 3.3% less for workers’ compensation coverage next year. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Lacks Jurisdiction to Alter Fee Award to Worker | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the Division of Workers’ Compensation lacked jurisdiction to alter an attorney fee award and impose it against an insurance carrier instead of having the fees paid from an injured worker’s supplemental income benefits. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Fee Schedules | 09/04/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced fee schedule updates to conform to changes made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ...Read More | |||
