Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Recommends 10.4% Rate Increase | 04/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Governing Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 8-0 to recommend that the California insurance commissioner increase the advisory pure premium rate by 10.4%, effective Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Paralyzed From Headfirst Fall Down Steps Gets TTD Award | 04/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker paralyzed after a headfirst fall down a set of steps. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Is Referee's Exclusive Remedy for Assault | 04/16/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Court of Appeals refused to let a basketball referee sue his employer for a courtside assault during a recreational game, ruling that he failed to satisfy a narrow legal exception that requires an attack to be wholly unrelated to employment. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Makeshift Platform Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a makeshift platform was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Injured by Falling Drywall Gets Summary Judgment | 04/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured by falling pieces of drywall was entitled to summary judgment on her Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI to Present Highlights From 2026 Benchmarks Report During April 30 Webinar | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute will highlight findings from the upcoming 2026 edition of its CompScope Benchmarks report during an April 30 webinar. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Tripped on Loose Pipe Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/14/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping over a loose pipe at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. C...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Increases Special Inspection Fee | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday announced that its special inspection fee will increase to $500 per location from $200, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Adopts Attorney Fee, Case Management Rules | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration on Tuesday adopted rules that it said will provide more clarity when awarding attorney fees and eliminate a provision that inadvertently limits communications with case managers. ...Read More | |||
