Workers' Compensation News
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Nurse Accused of Not Disclosing Outside Employment While Collecting Comp | 08/27/2026 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Connecticut prosecutors announced fraud charges against a nurse accused of failing to disclose her outside employment while she collected workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker's Adverse Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine | 08/26/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. Larry Driscol...Read More | |||
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NCCI Recommends 7.4% Rate Cut | 08/24/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending a 7.4% rate cut, effective Jan. 1, according to the Florida Phoenix. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Predicts Minimum Effect From CMS Fee Schedule Changes | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a research brief that fee schedule changes made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are not likely to put upward pressure on medical costs. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Softening Wage Trend, Slower Employment Growth Suppressing Payroll Exposure | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Growth in average hourly earnings continued to slow last month, the National Council on Compensation Insurance reported, weakening the natural source of premium growth. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Benefits for Injured Fire Inspector | 08/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court has upheld the denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a Middletown fire inspector who claimed he was permanently disabled after a 2010 vehicle crash. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Reports Sustained Increase in Assault Risk for Healthcare, Social Assistance | 07/30/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Healthcare and social assistance are the "center of gravity for workplace violence," the National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a new analysis. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Work Comp Medical Inflation Drops to 1% in June | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance reported that medical inflation softened in June, but added that the trend is likely only temporary. ...Read More | |||
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Nominating Commission Meets Aug. 24 | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Florida's Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims is meeting Aug. 24 to interview two candidates for reappointment and to consider applications for new appointments. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Health Care, Office and Education Buck Frequency Trends | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said claim frequency in the health care, office and private education sectors is not following the same trend as it is in other industries. ...Read More | |||
