Workers' Compensation News
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Court: Firefighter Fails to Prove Entitlement to PTD for Asthma | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Court of Appeals of the State of Nevada affirmed a decision finding that a firefighter failed to establish that a restriction on fire suppression duties alone rendered him totally incapable of working in the role. ...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Continues Rejecting Philly Police Claims for COVID-19 | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued three more decisions finding that res judicata or collateral estoppel bars Philadelphia police officers from pursuing workers' compensation benefits for COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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State Fines Repeat Safety Violator $317,587 | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A Beaverton-based contractor with a history of safety violations was cited by state workplace authorities after an inspection revealed hazards that could seriously injure or kill workers. ...Read More | |||
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Staffing Business Owner, Son Indicted for Alleged Fraud | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Department of Justice reported that a federal grand jury in Minnesota returned an indictment accusing a staffing firm owner and his son of tax and wire fraud schemes. ...Read More | |||
| MAC Meets Friday | 10/19/2026 | ||
| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Oregon's Medical Advisory Committee is meeting Friday. Committee members are scheduled to review an update from a subcommittee deliberating the compensability of lumbar artificial disc replacements. The committee will also discuss and review the Form 3245 used to report return...Read More | |||
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OIR to Hold Hearing on Proposed 7.4% Rate Decrease | 10/19/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is holding a hearing Oct. 27 to hear testimony from the National Council on Compensation Insurance and receive public comment on a proposed 7.4% rate cut for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers $212,500 for Fatal Tunnel Collapse | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A tunnel collapse near Knights Ferry that left one worker dead and another seriously injured resulted in $212,500 in penalties against two companies, according to the state workplace safety agency Cal/OSHA. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Waives Ability to Challenge Arbitrator's Decision on Claims Over Death of Employee | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that an employer waived its ability to challenge an arbitrator’s determination that it could not compel arbitration of the claims by the family of a deceased employee. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI Opens Registration for 2027 Conference | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute has opened registration for its 2027 annual Issues and Research Conference, being held March 11-12 in Boston. ...Read More | |||
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DOI Announces 'Modest' 0.1% Rate Cut | 10/16/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that it has accepted a filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will result in an overall average workers' compensation rate decrease of 0.1%, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
