Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Rejects Exhaustion Requirement in Actions Against Excess Carriers | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court rejected a strict exhaustion requirement as a prerequisite for insureds to bring claims against excess carriers. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Anti-Fraud Measure | 07/23/2026 | |
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| The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would authorize the Department of Labor to stop payments to medical providers convicted of fraud involving the workers' compensation program for federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Advances Bill to Kill Federal Heat Standard | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee narrowly passed a bill that would prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from adopting indoor and outdoor heat protection standards proposed in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Board Erred in Terminating Worker's Claim for Obstructing IME | 07/20/2026 | |
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| State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Utah Supreme Court said the Labor Commission Appeals Board lacked the discretion to dismiss an injured worker's claim after finding a pattern of antagonistic and obstructive behavior over three failed independent medical examinations. ...Read More | |||
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Healthcare Worker Gets PTD Award for Back Injury | 07/09/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a healthcare worker’s back injury. Case: ...Read More | |||
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High Court Affirms Commissioner's Discretion Over Rates, but Deviation Requires Explanation | 07/07/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday held that the insurance commissioner can reject rates proposed by the state's designated ratemaking agency but must explain any deviation he approves. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Passes Data-Sharing, Anti-Fraud Measures | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce recently passed bills that would give the Department of Labor access to federal jobs data and allow the agency to terminate payments to providers convicted of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Rehearing Not Needed to Preserve Error on Rejected Argument | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Claimants do not have to file a motion for rehearing to preserve error on an argument that the Workers' Compensation Commissioner rejects without a specific discussion, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Speculative Medical Opinions Fail to Link Death From Cancer to Work Injury | 05/27/2026 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Expert medical testimony that a worker may have lived longer if treatment for an industrial injury had not delayed treatment for metastatic cancer was too speculative to support an award of benefits, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Sets Oral Argument in 'Mayor' for June 2 | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court on June 2 will hear oral arguments regarding the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's request to review an appellate court decision prohibiting the board from acting on petitions for reconsideration more than 60 days after they were filed. ...Read More | |||
