Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Proposes MTUS Update | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation is holding a public hearing Oct. 16 to discuss what appears to be a proposal to update the treatment guidelines for knee injuries. ...Read More | |||
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P&T Committee Meeting Oct. 21 | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that its Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is meeting virtually Oct. 21. ...Read More | |||
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Uncomfortable Position on Sofa While Working From Home Didn't Cause Compensable Injury | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylania upheld the denial of a self-represented worker’s claim that she was injured by sitting in an uncomfortable position while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Posts Report on 2026 Legislative Trends | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said that the topics of interest in state and federal bills monitored in 2026 were mainly consistent with topics from prior years. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Holding Educational Conference Oct. 27-28 | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission will hold its annual educational conference Oct. 27-28 in Stillwater. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Challenge to Bus Driver's Psychological Injury Claim Dismissed as Moot | 09/16/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed an employer’s challenge to an employee’s psychological injury claim as moot. ...Read More | |||
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Former Firegihter's Total Knee Replacement Surgery Deemed Compensable | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a former firefighter was entitled to a total left knee replacement as treatment for a work injury. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Highlights New Bills Affecting Its Operations | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that a handful of bills lawmakers enacted earlier this year that directly affect its operations and organizations took effect Saturday. ...Read More | |||
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Former Postal Worker Convicted in $900,000 Fraud Case | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that a jury convicted a former postal worker of perpetrating a 25-year fraud scheme that netted at least $900,000 in workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Finds Injurers from Accident Caused by Worker's Fainting Spell Compensable | 09/15/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident caused when he suffered a fainting spell behind the wheel of his employer’s vehicle while running a work-related errand. ...Read More | |||
