Workers' Compensation News
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State Safety Regulators Deny Politics Influenced Decision to Vacate Boring Co. Citations | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Officials at the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration rescinded citations levying more than $425,000 in penalties on Elon Musk's The Boring Co. less than a day after they were issued because they failed to assess the reasonableness of the company's mitigation efforts, acco...Read More | |||
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Rates to Increase 1.3% in 2026 | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance announced that workers' compensation rates will increase by an average of 1.3% in 2026. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes National Protections for Firefighters | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Senators from California and Utah introduced a bipartisan bill they say would create the first national respiratory protection standards for wildland firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Massage Therapist Fails to Prove Compensability of Carpal Tunnel, Trigger Fingers | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a massage therapist’s claim for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger fingers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Lied About Operating Businesses Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker lying about his entrepreneurial exploits warranted a forfeiture of benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse Gets Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Injuries from Fall | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for an injured nurse. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Authorization for Worker's Knee Surgery | 11/20/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s knee surgery. Case: ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced additional changes to the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Condition of Ill-Being Only Partially Related to Work | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a worker’s condition of ill-being was only partially related to his work injury. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Allow Physical Exam from Former Employer for Presumption Eligibility | 11/19/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A bill introduced in Florida would allow first responders to rely on a preemployment physical examination conducted before they started working for a former employer to establish the presumption that certain diseases arose from employment. ...Read More | |||
