Workers' Compensation News
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Registration Opens for 34th Annual DWC Educational Conference | 11/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Registration for the California Division of Workers' Compensation's 34th annual Educational Conference, set for March, is now open. ...Read More | |||
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Roofer's Death Precipitates String of Safety Citations | 10/23/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The death of a worker who fell through a skylight led to a spate of roofing citations from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries. ...Read More | |||
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RMS Publishes 13th Annual Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study | 09/25/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Rising Medical Solutions released its 13th annual Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study Report on Thursday, revealing execution patterns that separate high-performing claims organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Railroad Worker Can't Pursue State and FELA Claims Simultaneously | 09/09/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a railroad worker injured in the course and scope of employment may not simultaneously pursue claims for damages under state law and the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. ...Read More | |||
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Rand: Stable Access, Decreasing Provider Participation a 'Puzzle' | 08/31/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Rand said in a new report that contradictory findings about provider participation trends and access to care in California's workers' compensation system "pose somewhat of a puzzle." ...Read More | |||
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Reports: Former Judge Gets Probation, $5,000 Fine for Fraud Scheme With Suspended Provider | 08/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Southern California judge who pleaded guilty to paying a suspended provider to write medical-legal reports was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $5,000 Thursday, ...Read More | |||
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Retail Clerk Gets Benefits for Injury After Fainting at Work | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a retail clerk suffered a compensable injury when he fainted and fell at work. ...Read More | |||
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Respiratory Therapist Gets PTD Award | 08/11/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a respiratory therapist. Case: State ex rel. S...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Bars Police Officer's COVID Claim | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a police officer’s claim for benefits based on his contraction of COVID-19 was barred by res judicata. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractors Fined $282,420 Following Fatal Fall | 08/05/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited three roofing companies in Los Angeles a combined $282,420 for multiple workplace safety violations following an inspection of a worker's fatal fall. ...Read More | |||
