Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Releases Latest Study of Regional Differences in Claim Characteristics | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Southern California continues to have higher frequency and a higher concentration of more complex claims involving medical-legal services and litigation, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said in its 11th annual study of regional differences in claim characteristics. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Adopts Changes to Coverage Rules | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division adopted changes to its employer and insurer coverage responsibility rules it said are needed to revoke self-insurance authorization when an employer's security deposit expires and to implement legislation exempting school districts from posting a ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Prior SLU Didn't Require Reduction for Later Injury | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a worker was only entitled to a 12.5% schedule loss of use award for a knee injury due to a prior SLU award he received to an earlier injury to the same knee. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Award for Worker's Fatal Drug Overdose | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court overturned an award of damages for a worker’s death from an overdose of illegal drugs after he ran out of his prescription pain medications for his work-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker's Fall Exiting Car while Returning from Lunch | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a fall as she was exiting a car after returning from lunch. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Protest to Closure of Claim as Untimely | 11/21/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s protest to an order closing his claim as untimely. ...Read More | |||
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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 | Popular with Employer | |||
| 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 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a massage therapist’s claim for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger fingers. ...Read More | |||
