Workers' Compensation News
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Report: Construction Fraud Ring Allegedly Ducked More Than $600K in Premiums | 07/14/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Authorities in Southern Florida said a family-run criminal organization used shell companies to defraud workers' compensation carriers out of more than $600,000 in premiums by underreporting actual payroll. ...Read More | |||
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Repeated Complaints of Fraud Lead to Contractor's Suspension | 06/25/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Department of Labor & Industries suspended a contractor's registration after dozens of customer complaints, a court decision and an investigation revealed more than $1 in fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Retroactivity Stripped From Amended Pro-Athlete Claim Prohibition Bill | 06/23/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill that would limit the ability of out-of-state athletes to file workers' compensation claims in California for cumulative traumas and occupational diseases would apply prospectively, under recent amendments. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Court Defers Sentence for Uninsured Employer | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The owner of a waste disposal company in Iowa was fined $1,025 and placed on probation for three years for operating without workers' compensation insurance, according to media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Report: State to Get Nothing in Latest Pinnacol Proposal | 05/11/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are exploring new ways to allow Pinnacol Assurance to sell insurance in other states without severing ties with its home state, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Report: Exclusivity Thwarts Efforts to Compensate Teachers for School Shootings | 04/29/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Lawmakers might have overlooked the fact that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for injuries arising from employment when they passed a law allowing teachers to sue school districts over school shootings, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Report: 'Excessive Fraud' Persists Among Correctional Workers | 04/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Widespread misconduct, fraud and abuse among New York state correctional workers "continues to plague the system," according to a 2025 annual report released by the Workers' Compensation Fraud Inspector General. ...Read More | |||
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Retail Seller of Medical Supplies Not 'Medical Provider' | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a retail seller of medical supplies is not a medical provider. Case: S...Read More | |||
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Report: Judge Issues TRO in CompSource Lawsuit | 04/10/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Oklahoma judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order preventing CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. from mailing a reorganization notice to policyholders, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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Rate Filing on Agenda for WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meeting | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California's Actuarial Committee is scheduled to discuss the Sept. 1 pure premium rate filing at a meeting Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
