Workers' Compensation News
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Res Judicata Bars Police Officer's Claim for COVID-19 Infection | 11/10/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the doctrine of res judicata barred a police officer from pursuing a claim for his COVID-19 infection. ...Read More | |||
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Restaurant Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Foot Injury | 11/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a restaurant worker did not prove the compensability of his foot injury. Ca...Read More | |||
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Roofer Ordered to Pay $24,200 for Premium Fraud | 11/03/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that the owner of a roofing company was ordered to pay $24,200 following his conviction for falsifying his application for coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Rates to Drop 3.8% Jan. 1 | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut insurance commissioner approved a 3.8% average workers' compensation rate reduction for 2026. The National Council on ...Read More | |||
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Report: Premium Spikes Hit Volunteer Fire Departments | 10/28/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Rural fire departments in Arizona that rely predominantly on volunteers are reporting massive increases in workers' compensation premiums, according to a ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for 2026 Comp Educational Conference | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Registration has opened for the 2026 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, set for May 7-8, 2026, in Wilsonville. ...Read More | |||
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Restaurant Worker Not Entitled to Expand Scope of Claim for Back Injury | 09/18/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a restaurant worker was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim for a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Mental Injury Legislation Continues to Trend | 09/15/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| States continued to consider proposals to expand the acceptance of mental injuries in workers' compensation this year, according to a report by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Rob deViere Named VP, Head of Distribution & Marketing for ICW Group | 09/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| ICW Group Insurance Cos. appointed Rob deViere to vice president and head of distribution and marketing to manage the company’s distribution strategy, brand evolution and customer engagement across its property and casualty insurance products and chan...Read More | |||
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Report Finds High Denial Rate for Presumptive PTSD Claims | 08/29/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Claims for post-traumatic stress disorder that are presumed to arise out of employment are denied at a greater rate than those for which the injured worker is required to prove compensability, according to a ...Read More | |||
