Workers' Compensation News
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IRS Quietly Increases Mileage Reimbursement Rate | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Thursday announced that the reimbursement rate for medical and medical-legal travel expenses increased to 76 cents per mile, effective July 1, from 72.5 cents per mile. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient, ASC Fee Schedule | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule covering hospital departments and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to the latest changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Dismissal of Worker's Breach Claim | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a municipal employer should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a disabled former police officer’s claims that it had breached the terms of its agreement resolving a dispute over the settlement of his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Compelling Employer to Provide Referral to Injured Worker | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals granted writ relief to an employer, finding that a trial court erred in compelling it to provide a referral to an injured employee when no determination had been made as to the compensability of her injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Whose Safety Device Failed Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell due to the failure of his safety device was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Health Care, Office and Education Buck Frequency Trends | 07/24/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said claim frequency in the health care, office and private education sectors is not following the same trend as it is in other industries. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusivity Bars Lawsuit by Worker Fired After Fight Over PPE | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for the negligence claims of a worker who was fired after getting into a fight with a supervisor over personal protective equipment, a Texas appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Anti-Fraud Measure | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would authorize the Department of Labor to stop payments to medical providers convicted of fraud involving the workers' compensation program for federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Travelers: First-Year Injuries Represent 37% of Claims, 34% of Costs | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Travelers Cos. reported that 37% of workplace injuries occurred during a worker's first year on the job and that first-year injuries made up roughly 34% of costs in a study of 1.2 million workers' compensation claims from 2021 to 2025. ...Read More | |||
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House Committee Advances Bill to Kill Federal Heat Standard | 07/23/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee narrowly passed a bill that would prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from adopting indoor and outdoor heat protection standards proposed in 2024. ...Read More | |||
