Workers' Compensation News
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CAAA to Discuss SIBTF at Oct. 2 Webinar | 09/10/2026 | |
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| The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is hosting a webinar on Oct. 2 to discuss the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. In J...Read More | |||
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Court: Paywalled Fee Schedule Violates Open Records Act | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A trial court in Kentucky held that the Department of Workers' Claims violated the state's Open Records Act by refusing to provide a copy of its medical fee schedule and insisting that it be purchased from a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Job Analysis Must Consider Worker's Unaggravated Preexisting Conditions | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker’s preexisting conditions must be considered in a physician’s approval of a job analysis report serving as the basis for converting temporary total disability benefits to permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Truck Driver's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the denial of a retired dump truck driver’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Pension Board Denies Injured Police Officer Due Process in Terminating Disability Benefits | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court found that a pension board denied a former police officer due process in terminating his duty disability benefits, and that the board’s conclusion that he was no longer disabled was against the manifest weight of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Did Not Knowingly Provide False Information About Medical History | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a bricklayer had not knowingly provided false information about his medical history in his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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DCBS Proposes 2.1% Pure Premium Rate Increase | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services on Wednesday proposed a 2.1% average pure premium rate increase for 2027. Under the ...Read More | |||
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Tower MSA Holding Webinar Wednesday | 09/10/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tower MSA is holding a webinar on Wednesday to discuss Medicare reporting issues that can slow workers' compensation claim settlements. ...Read More | |||
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CCWC Webinar to Review 2026 Legislative Session | 09/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Coalition on Workers' Compensation is hosting a webinar in October to discuss the 2026 legislative session and what employers should be watching for with the upcoming election in November and the new legislative cycle starting in January. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Payers Must Notify Commissioner of Potential Second Injury Fund Claim | 09/09/2026 | |
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| State: NH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that employers and carriers seeking reimbursement from the Special Fund for Second Injuries must notify the commissioner of the Department of Labor of a possible claim within 100 weeks from the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
