Workers' Compensation News
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Health Insurance Requirement Estimated to Add $500M in Costs Over 6 Years | 02/04/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation that would require employers to continue paying health insurance premiums for injured workers would add more than $500 million in new costs over six years, according to an analysis by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Tort Claim Act Immunity for State Workers Unconstitutional | 01/27/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided Oregon Supreme Court held that workers' compensation benefits do not provide a constitutionally sufficient substitute remedy for purposes of a law that immunizes the state and its employees from negligence claims. ...Read More | |||
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High Court to Review Rodriguez Ruling on WCAB Jurisdiction Over Medical Care | 01/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court granted a petition to review an appellate court decision holding that utilization review and independent medical review must be used to determine the necessity for ongoing medical services. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Scheduled for COLA Bill Carried Over From 2025 | 01/21/2026 | |
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| The California Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill on Thursday that would create a cost-of-living adjustment for permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Health Care Worker Gets 13% PPD Award for Back Injury | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a 13% permanent partial impairment for an injured health care worker. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Splits on Subcontractor's Obligation to Indemnify General for Worker's Injuries | 12/29/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York Court of Appeals ruled that a subcontractor on a construction project was not obligated to indemnify a general contractor for injuries that a different subcontractor’s employee suffered while using the first subcontractor’s broken ladder without permission....Read More | |||
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High Court Creates Employment Test for Vendor Relationships | 12/26/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court, in reversing lower court decisions dismissing a sales representative's negligence action, created an initial test to assess the nature of a vendor agreement before delving into whether a vendor can be considered a statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Defines Aggravation of Preexisting Condition Under 2013 Reforms | 12/24/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Supreme Court said workers' compensation reforms enacted in 2013 require proof that work contributed more than 50% to aggravating a preexisting condition and that the aggravation contributed more than 50% to causing death, disablement or the need for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Declines to Hear Challenge in Case Involving Benefits for Undocumented Workers | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Michigan's Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision Friday, denied an application to review an appellate court decision dismissing a constitutional challenge to the law used to withhold indemnity benefits from undocumented workers who used fraudulent documents to secure a job. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Comp Judge Can Rule on Law She Sponsored in Assembly | 12/12/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed an appellate decision allowing a...Read More | |||
