Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Webinar Covers CT in Golden State | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A free Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau webinar covering cumulative trauma claims in California is set for 10-11 a.m. Thursday. W...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Presumption for Officers Killed in Line of Duty | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court clarified the statutory presumption for a public safety officer to have been killed in the line of duty if he dies of a heart attack, stroke or vascular rupture. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Keystone State's Comp Costs Rank High in Study | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute finds that total workers’ compensation costs per claim in Pennsylvania are high compared with other states included in the study. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Claim Due to Triable Issues | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a broken mirror, finding that there was a triable issue as to whether the homeowners' exemption applied. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Worker Thrown From Aerial Boom Gets Summary Judgment | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the family of a worker fatally thrown from an aerial boom lift was entitled to summary judgment on their Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Worker's Entitlement to Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a spinal cord stimulator trial. Case: InteliStaf...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Says Firefighter's Claim Shouldn't Have Been Closed | 06/10/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the conditions that were newly added to his case. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Releases Updated X-Mod Estimator | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has released its updated experience modification estimator, which is based on the experience rating values approved by the insurance commissioner as part of the Sept. 1, 2026, regulatory rate filing. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Says Estoppel Doesn't Bar Undisclosed Civil Suit | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that judicial estoppel did not bar a worker from proceeding with a personal injury suit he failed to disclose in a prior bankruptcy proceeding. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Notes Increased Maximum Wage for Benefit Calculations | 06/09/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the state's 2027 maximum average monthly wage will increase by 3.3%. The new wage is&...Read More | |||
