Workers' Compensation News
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Agreed-Upon Reform Bill Heading to Governor | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A sweeping workers' compensation reform bill backed by labor and management promising higher benefits, expanded coverage for first responder mental health claims and stiffer penalties for businesses that operate without insurance, is heading to the desk of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Benefits for Back Injury Caused by Car Accident | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with a prior back injury, finding his current condition was caused by a car accident while working for his new employer. ...Read More | |||
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No Line-of-Duty Disability Benefits for Firefighter Who Died From Cancer | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of line-of-duty disability benefits under the Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act for the death of a firefighter from metastatic colon cancer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Hearing Loss Award From Worker's Previous Employer | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss from the employer prior to his current one. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a claim against it. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Opens Registration for AIS 2026 | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance opened registration for its 2026 Annual Insights Symposium, being held May 11-13 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. ...Read More | |||
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State Agency: Asbestos-Removal Company Exposed Workers to Toxic Materials, Misled Investigators | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An asbestos-removal contractor faces a stiff fine for knowingly exposing its workers to hazardous materials even though it told state workplace inspectors that a heavily contaminated jobsite was safe. ...Read More | |||
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Administration Posts Criteria for Calculating LHWCA Deposits | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance outlining how it will calculate required security deposits for insurers under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, describing the move as regulatory relief through greater transparency. ...Read More | |||
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CWCI: Nonfatal Work Injuries, Illnesses Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024 | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that the number of nonfatal work injuries and illnesses returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. ...Read More | |||
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Single-Payer Proposal Returns to Legislature | 02/17/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker is gearing up for a third run at creating a single-payer health care system that once again would defer to an advisory board the question of how to handle medical treatment for workplace injuries. ...Read More | |||
