Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Updates Plans, Manuals | 06/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Thursday posted updated versions of publications related to regulatory changes taking effect Sept. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Death From Aortic Dissection Not Compensable | 06/03/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to the mother of a grocery store worker who died of an aortic dissection after the end of his shift. ...Read More | |||
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WCA Launching New Electronic Filing System | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration is launching its new CaseX electronic case filing system on Friday. The agency has p...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Ankle Injury From Breaking Up Fight Between Students | 06/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an ankle injury that occurred while breaking up a fight between two students. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Fee Schedule Adjustments Drove Costs in Florida | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Average medical prices in Florida moved toward the middle of interstate rankings following fee schedule changes approved in 2024, according to a study that the Workers Compensation Research Institute released Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Labor Law Claim for Injuries Partially Reinstated | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court reinstated parts of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall while hauling debris from a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish Back Injury Wasn't Caused by Preexisting Conditions | 05/29/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury because her earlier complaints from preexisting conditions were “virtually the same” as her symptoms following the alleged injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker, Defendant Each Get Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that a defendant was entitled to partial summary dismissal. ...Read More | |||
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Worker at MMI Still Entitled to Additional Treatment | 05/28/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of treatment for a worker’s compensable shoulder injury even though he had already reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI to Cover Fee Schedules, Medical Prices During June 11 Webinar | 05/26/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on June 11 that will focus on the design of fee schedule regulations and how they affect medical prices and payments across state workers’ compensation systems. ...Read More | |||
