Workers' Compensation News
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Court Publishes Decision Finding Out-of-State NFL Player Can Pursue Comp Claim | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a professional football player who has not physically completed any of his job duties in Maryland may still be a covered by the state comp system if he expected to be “regularly employed” within the state. ...Read More | |||
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Immediate Appeal Not Available for Challenge to Judge's Decision Not to Recuse | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s challenge to a judge’s decision not to recuse herself was not immediately appealable. ...Read More | |||
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Hospital Employee Gets Benefits for Injuries from Fall While Walking Into Workplace | 09/03/2026 | |
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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 hospital employee for her injury from a fall as she was walking into her workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Reconsideration, Board Review | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for reconsideration or full board review of the denial of his claim for a shoulder injury. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Reports Top Reclassified Codes in 2025 | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The classification code for storage warehouse work remains one of the most frequently reclassified codes, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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WCB Revises Proposed Fee Schedule Updates, Plans More Frequent Revisions in Future | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is moving forward with an overhaul of medical fee schedules that haven't been revised in more than six years. ...Read More | |||
| WCIRB: Medical and Related Service Costs Increased 5% in 2025 | 09/02/2026 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Medical and related service costs per claim increased in 2025, driven by increases in both the average prices paid per transaction and the number of transactions per claim, according to a new report by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Chief External Relations Officer Mark Mileusnic to Retire in 2027 | 09/02/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Tuesday announced that Chief External Relations Officer Mark Mileusnic plans to retire in the first quarter of 2027. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Entitled to Relief from Default | 09/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a decision to vacate a Labor Law defendant’s default and the denial of summary judgment against the co-defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Overturns Denial of Worker's Requests to Expand Claim | 09/02/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals partially overturned the denial of a worker’s requests to expand his claim to include additional conditions and for referrals to a cardiologist, gastroenterologist and vascular surgeon. ...Read More | |||
