Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI: Nonfatal Work Injuries, Illnesses Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024 | 02/17/2026 | |
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| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that the number of nonfatal work injuries and illnesses returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Single-Payer Proposal Returns to Legislature | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A California lawmaker is gearing up for a third run at creating a single-payer health care system that once again would defer to an advisory board the question of how to handle medical treatment for workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets No Benefits for Conveyor Belt Accident Due to Marijuana Use | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker for his injuries from a conveyor belt accident due to his marijuana use. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Injured Worker Wasn't Wrongfully Terminated or Denied Due Process | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was not wrongfully terminated and that she had not been denied due process. ...Read More | |||
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Amazon Driver Gets Benefits for Injuries From Attack | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an Amazon delivery driver who was attacked while making a delivery was entitled to benefits for his injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Can't Pursue Civil Claim Against Facility That Hired Her Employer | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a nurse could not proceed with a civil action against the company that had contracted with her employer for her services. ...Read More | |||
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BCBS Selling Work Comp Subsidiary AG Group | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is selling its workers' compensation subsidiary, AF Group, to Enstar Group, a global insurance and reinsurance company backed by investment firm Sixth Street. ...Read More | |||
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Regulators Warn of Scams | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Labor regulators in Montana and Idaho are warning consumers about potential scams. The ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish Discrimination, Retaliation for FEHA Claim | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court, in an unpublished decision, affirmed a trial court's finding that a worker fired after a prolonged absence failed to carry her burden of establishing a triable issue of material fact in support of her discrimination and retaliation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Summit Announces Expansion in Northeast | 02/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers' compensation insurance services provider Summit announced the expansion of its coverage into Delaware and Pennsylvania. The Lakel...Read More | |||
