Workers' Compensation News
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Nearly All Subjects Pass UR Audits in 2025; Only $2,500 in Penalties Assessed | 01/21/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Annual utilization review investigations uncovered a handful of violations and yielded only $2,500 in fines in 2025, according to results for claims administrators posted to the California Division of Workers' Compensation website. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Injured Security Guard Who Fell Asleep Behind Wheel | 01/14/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a security guard for his injuries from a car crash he caused by falling asleep behind the wheel. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Attacked by iPad-Wielding Patient | 01/06/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with an iPad. ...Read More | |||
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Neither Court nor Board of Review Can Grant Worker's Request to Accept Late Protest | 12/31/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that neither it nor the Board of Review could grant a worker’s request to accept a late protest to a denial of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Nicholas Roxborough Elected CHSWC Chairman | 12/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation elected Nicholas Roxborough to serve as chairman in 2026. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Rate Cuts Getting Smaller, but Decreases Expected to Continue | 12/15/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it doesn't anticipate an immediate end to the trend of annual reductions in loss costs and rates, even if the extent of the cuts has decreased in recent years. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Predicts Stability for Financial Health, Rate Adequacy | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it doesn't anticipate an imminent reversal in the financial health of workers' compensation carriers or the adequacy of rates. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker's Fall Exiting Car while Returning from Lunch | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a fall as she was exiting a car after returning from lunch. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Gets Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Injuries from Fall | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for an injured nurse. Case:...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Injured Truck Driver Who Was Independent Contractor | 11/13/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because he was an independent contractor. ...Read More | |||
