Workers' Compensation News
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Split Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Diabetic Worker's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a diabetic worker’s claim for benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Decision Vacating Award of Multiplier | 05/15/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a decision vacating an administrative law judge’s award of a statutory three-multiplier to a worker for her cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Asthma | 05/14/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker sustained the occupational disease of asthma in the course of and resulting from employment in the mining industry. ...Read More | |||
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State Safety Regulators Warn of Scam Targeting Businesses | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Scammers are trying to trick employers into paying them to make workplace safety violations disappear, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Deputy Sheriff's Heart Attack | 05/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a deputy sheriff’s heart attack. Case: Willis v. Fay...Read More | |||
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SIBTF, Treatment Leave Bills Go to Suspense File | 05/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee placed a hold on bills proposing to overhaul the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and to allow injured workers to receive medical treatment during the workday. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Firefighter Presumption Bill | 05/08/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would expand presumptive coverage for firefighters with cancer and make it harder for employers to rebut the presumption that the conditions arose from employment. ...Read More | |||
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State Approves 2.5% Loss Cost Reduction | 05/07/2026 | |
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| State: RI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation Insurance Division approved an overall 2.5% decrease in workers' compensation advisory loss costs for policies incepting on or after Aug. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Repeal Advisory Council | 05/07/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill that would eliminate the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, clearing the way for the bill to be presented to the governor. ...Read More | |||
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Sedgwick Appoints Suzanne Dann as Group President | 05/05/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sedgwick has named Suzanne Dann as group president, placing her in charge of the company’s major global business lines, including casualty, property Americas, workforce absence and international operations. ...Read More | |||
