Workers' Compensation News
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House Passes Fee Schedule, Advisory Council Repeal Bill | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana House of Representatives passed bills that would require the adoption of a new medical fee schedule and eliminate the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Not Entitled to Summary Judgment Dismissing Worker's Claim | 03/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a homeowner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claims against him. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing Set for Prepaid Card Bill | 03/25/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California lawmakers scheduled the first hearing on a bill that would permanently allow employers to use prepaid debit cards to deliver indemnity benefits indefinitely. ...Read More | |||
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Hearing on WCIRB Regulatory Filing April 28 | 03/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance is holding a public hearing April 28 to consider the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's latest regulatory filing. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds TTD Award for Hospital Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 03/19/2026 | |
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| State: DC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The District of Columbia’s highest court upheld a determination that a hospital worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Comp Bills | 03/13/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Hawaii House of Representatives passed a handful of workers' compensation bills addressing vocational rehabilitation, treatment plans and prescription drugs. ...Read More | |||
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Health Care Worker Gets Benefits for Injuries From Being Pushed by Patient | 03/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a health care worker was entitled to benefits for injuries to his left shoulder from being shoved by a patient into a doorway. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of TTD, Expansion of Truck Driver's Claim | 03/09/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of temporary total disability benefits to a truck driver, as well as a determination that his compensable injury was limited to a low-back sprain. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Worker's Award for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss | 03/06/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with noise-induced hearing loss. Case: ACNR Resources Inc. ...Read More | |||
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HIRMA, WorkCompCentral Webinar to Cover Cumulative Trauma Injuries | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hispanic Insurance and Risk Management Association and WorkCompCentral are hosting a free webinar March 13 to discuss cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
