Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB to Release 2025 Study of Geographic Differences in Claim Characteristics | 10/23/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will present findings from its latest study into how claims vary in different regions of California at a Nov. 20 webinar. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Entitled to New Panel of Physicians After Treating Doctor Discharges Her From Care | 10/23/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld a determination that a woman was entitled to a new panel of physicians qualified and willing to treat her work-related injury after her treating physician discharged her from care. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Posts 2026 X-Mods | 10/22/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said insurers, agents and brokers can access recently published 2026 experience modifications for California policyholders. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Posts Assessment Bulletin for 2026 | 10/21/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced that premium assessment rates will remain unchanged in 2026. The division said the premium...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Connect Disability to Alleged Psychological Injuries | 10/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to demonstrate a causal relationship between his established disability and his alleged consequential psychological injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar Focuses on Employer Responsibilities in Comp System | 10/17/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation has set a webinar to cover the workers' compensation responsibilities of employers in the Lone Star State. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Sets Webinar on State's Heat Standard Outcomes | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute will present a 30-minute webinar at 2 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 30 to highlight findings from its latest report, "Impact of California’s Heat Standard on Workers’ Compensation Outcomes." ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Entitlement to PTD Benefits | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent total disability benefits. Case: Kaminski v. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Got Benefits From Government Contractor Can't Pursue Civil Suit | 10/16/2025 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker who received benefits from his employer, a government contractor, could not pursue a civil suit for damages against the government as well. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder | 10/15/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
