Workers' Compensation News
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Department Reduces Loss Costs 6.1% | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Insurance Department on Wednesday announced a 6.1% reduction in voluntary loss costs and a 5.4% reduction in rates for the assigned risk pool. ...Read More | |||
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Division Revising UR Rules Rejected by OAL | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation will revise its proposed utilization review rules after the Office of Administrative Law rejected portions for ambiguity and procedural flaws. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Partial Summary Dismissal of Claim, Judgment on 3rd-Party Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the claim against it and that it should have been granted summary judgment on its third-party indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
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Denial of Duty-Disability Pension for Firefighter Goes Against Weight of Evidence | 08/01/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter as being against the manifest weight of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
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DWC, Ethics Committee Disagree Over Judicial Misconduct Findings in 2024 | 07/23/2025 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers' Compensation and an advisory committee tasked with monitoring judicial misconduct are at odds over the results of investigations conducted in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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DA Investigates Alleged Failure to Protect Workers | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced an investigation into a medical sterilization service for allegedly failing to protect workers from prolonged exposure to ethylene oxide. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Reduces Penalties for Safety Violations | 07/16/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor announced rules allowing a 15% reduction in penalties for employers that immediately address or correct a workplace safety violation. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Cites Counter Manufacturer for Crystalline Silica Exposure | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration dinged a Georgia countertop maker for allegedly exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Holding Quarterly Meeting Tuesday | 07/09/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| Officials from the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation will recap work comp bills discussed and enacted during the legislative session that ended June 2 during a quarterly stakeholder meeting for carriers and providers Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Fee Schedule, Treatment Guidelines | 07/07/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation adjusted the pathology and clinical lab section of the medical fee schedule and the prescription drug formulary in the treatment guidelines. ...Read More | |||
