Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Updates Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 08/10/2026 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting changes to the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center fee schedule to reflect additional changes made by Medicare. The division announced that it adopted the third and latest update to add...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Awards Death Benefits to Worker's Ex-Wife | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a worker’s ex-wife was entitled to death benefits following his death from complications arising from his work-related injuries, 23 years after their divorce. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Expand Provider Options Under FECA | 08/10/2026 | |
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| A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill that would allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify injuries and oversee treatment of injured federal workers. ...Read More | |||
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Tyler Younts Named Chairman of Industrial Commission | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley designated Tyler Younts as chairman of the Industrial Commission. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Determination of $0 Subrogation Lien | 08/10/2026 | |
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| The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s determination that an employer’s lien against a worker’s proposed settlement was $0. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowner Exemption Warrants Summary Dismissal of Labor Law Claims | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claims were properly dismissed because of the homeowner exemption from liability. ...Read More | |||
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Court Partially Reinstates Worker's Labor Law, Negligence Claims | 08/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries from being struck by a delivery gate. ...Read More | |||
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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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| 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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| A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of an award of black lung benefits to its employee. Case:...Read More | |||
