Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Overturns $25,000 Fine on Comp Carrier | 11/13/2026 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Montana Supreme Court upheld a finding that Victory Insurance Co. violated the state Insurance Code by failing to disclose a federal lawsuit but remanded the case with instructions for regulators to explain why they levied the maximum $25,000 fine. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: GLP-1 Spending Rises 39% Annually, Remains a Fraction of Total Costs | 11/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance, as part of its recently launched initiative that aims to answer timely questions from system users, said spending on GLP-1 medications increased by about 39% per year since 2021 but still accounts for just a fraction of total medical costs. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds 6% PPD Award for Crush Injury to Miner's Leg | 11/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 6% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s leg injury. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Determination That Injured Worker Didn't Establish Employer-Employee Relationship | 11/13/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker did not meet his burden of establishing an employer-employee relationship necessary to support an award of benefits for his injuries from a fall while repairing a garage door. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Properly Denies Worker's Application for Modification | 11/13/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review and modification based on his failure to demonstrate a worsening of his condition. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 11/13/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment on a worker’s claims and on its indemnification claim. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: IMR Activity Dips for 1st Time Since 2022 | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that independent medical reviews were down in the first nine months of 2026. C...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Webinar to Discuss Findings From Latest Geo Study | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is holding a webinar Dec. 9 to discuss findings from its latest study into regional differences in claim patterns and costs throughout California. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Establish New Injury From Taser Incident | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker failed to establish that he suffered a discrete new injury as a result of a training incident in which he was subjected to being shocked with a Taser. ...Read More | |||
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Company Owner Suspected of $100,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud Scheme | 11/12/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Florida authorities arrested a construction company owner for allegedly underreporting his payroll to fraudulently lower his workers' compensation premiums. ...Read More | |||
