Workers' Compensation News
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Court Says Employer's Failure to Provide Payroll Records Justified Policy Cancellation | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Thursday held that a workers’ compensation insurer properly canceled an employer’s policy after the employer failed to respond to repeated requests for payroll records needed for a premium audit, reversing a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board rulin...Read More | |||
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Committee Sends Fraud Reporting Bill to Suspense File | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Assembly Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file a bill that aims to reduce premium fraud by allowing insurers and the Employment Development Department to compare wage data. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Denies Petition for Review of Black Lung Benefits Award | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of an award of black lung benefits to its employee. Case:...Read More | |||
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Court: Carrier Didn't Owe Duty to Defend Employer Against Family's Suit | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier did not have a duty to defend an employer from a lawsuit by the estate of a worker who was killed on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates BWC Employee's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court partially revived a Bureau of Workers' Compensation employee’s claim of disability discrimination against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Offset Against Worker's TTD for Her Receipt of SSDI Benefits | 08/07/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld an offset against a worker’s temporary total disability benefits based on her receipt of Social Security disability insurance benefits. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Rejects Exhaustion Requirement in Actions Against Excess Carriers | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Supreme Court rejected a strict exhaustion requirement as a prerequisite for insureds to bring claims against excess carriers. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Updates Loss-Sensitive Advisory Plan Tables | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday published loss-sensitive advisory plan tables for policies taking effect on or after Sept. 1. The WCIRB develops advisory plans that describe eligibility, rules and parameters for retrospective rating, large-...Read More | |||
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Res Judicata Bars Police Officer's COVID Claim | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court ruled that a police officer’s claim for benefits based on his contraction of COVID-19 was barred by res judicata. ...Read More | |||
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Family of Deceased Worker Must Bring Claims Against Employer Before DWC | 08/06/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the family of a deceased worker needed to bring claims against his employer’s insurance carrier before the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
