Workers' Compensation News
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High Court Revives Tort, Says Appeals Court Misapplied Presumption for Safety Guard Removal | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court said an appeals court erred when it vacated a jury verdict based on a finding that there was no genuine issue of material fact about whether a dairy worker was entitled to the rebuttable presumption that his employer deliberately removed a safety guard. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Predicts Minimum Effect From CMS Fee Schedule Changes | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a research brief that fee schedule changes made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are not likely to put upward pressure on medical costs. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Committee Proposes 'Hazard Pay' for Workers in Extreme Temperatures | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development has reported a new draft combining two bills that would create protections for workers in extreme temperatures that, among other things, require "temperature hazard pay." ...Read More | |||
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Seven Charged in Alleged Payroll Fraud Scheme | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Seven suspects have been charged with participating in a sophisticated payroll scheme to defraud workers' compensation insurers, the Florida attorney general announced. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Rate Increases Jan. 1 | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The reimbursement rate for injured workers who travel to medical appointments is increasing to 72.5 cents per mile from 70 cents per mile, effective Jan. 1, the Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced. ...Read More | |||
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WorkCompCentral Webinar to Cover Chronic Pain | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WorkCompCentral is hosting a webinar on Sept. 9 that aims to provide guidance on early recognition of delayed recovery risk factors associated with chronic pain claims and effective strategies that improve outcomes while controlling claim costs. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Summary Judgment Appropriate on Prison Worker's Use of Force Claim for Training Injury | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appeals court ruled that a prison worker in Michigan was not seized under the Fourth Amendment and could not proceed with her excessive force claim against colleagues for injuries sustained during a hostage-training exercise. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Worker's Claim for Back Injury | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim that he suffered a back injury while mixing mortar. Case: P...Read More | |||
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School Teacher Gets Benefits for Back Injury, Not for Hand or Wrist | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a school teacher had suffered a compensable back injury, but her hand and wrist injuries resulted from repetitive trauma that was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Retail Clerk Gets Benefits for Injury After Fainting at Work | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a retail clerk suffered a compensable injury when he fainted and fell at work. ...Read More | |||
