Workers' Compensation News
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ICA Highlights New Bills Affecting Its Operations | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that a handful of bills lawmakers enacted earlier this year that directly affect its operations and organizations took effect Saturday. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Approves 2.9% Loss Costs Reduction | 09/08/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Insurance Department approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will reduce voluntary workers' compensation loss costs by an average of 2.9% in 2027. ...Read More | |||
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Immediate Appeal Not Available for Challenge to Judge's Decision Not to Recuse | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s challenge to a judge’s decision not to recuse herself was not immediately appealable. ...Read More | |||
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IWCC Arbitrator Jeffery Tobin Dies at 65 | 08/26/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Judge Jeffrey Tobin, an arbitrator with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, died Saturday at the age of 65. Tobin practiced la...Read More | |||
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IBR Decisions in 2026 Order More Than $2M in Additional Reimbursement | 08/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California workers' compensation providers have received orders for more than $2 million in additional reimbursement through independent bill review during the first six months of 2026, prevailing in about 87% of decided cases. ...Read More | |||
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ICA to Discuss Creating Appellate Panel | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona is soliciting feedback from system users about creating a panel to hear appeals. The commission is consideri...Read More | |||
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Injury to Worker's Foot Warrants Award Only for Closed Period | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of disability benefits to a worker for a closed period of time for a foot condition. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Asserts Viable Labor Law Claim Against Co-Owners of Property | 07/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker raised a viable Labor Law claim against the co-owners of a property where he allegedly suffered injuries. ...Read More | |||
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IRS Quietly Increases Mileage Reimbursement Rate | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Thursday announced that the reimbursement rate for medical and medical-legal travel expenses increased to 76 cents per mile, effective July 1, from 72.5 cents per mile. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Carrier Can't Substitute Itself for Different Company to Challenge Board Decision | 07/22/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance company could not substitute itself for a different carrier to challenge a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
