Workers' Compensation News
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Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Protect Workers During Heat Wave | 07/29/2026 | |
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| California workplace safety regulators urge employers to provide water, shade and rest breaks to protect workers as a heat wave sweeps over the state. ...Read More | |||
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WCRI: Services Not Covered by Fee Schedules Contribute to Rising Medical Costs | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A growing share of medical spending is occurring on services without fee schedule rates, a trend that likely contributed to rising medical payments, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Workplace Safety Conference | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced that registration is now open for a two-day event in Bend that will focus on building and maintaining safe and healthy workplaces. ...Read More | |||
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Injury to Worker's Foot Warrants Award Only for Closed Period | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of disability benefits to a worker for a closed period of time for a foot condition. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Accident Doesn't Proximately Cause or Aggravate Preexisting Conditions | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s industrial accident proximately caused only a concussion and a cervical sprain/strain, but it didn't cause or aggravate his preexisting conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Defendant Deserved Partial Dismissal of Worker's Claim for Fall Into Hole | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s claim for his injuries from a fall into an excavated hole. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claim for Alleged Fall | 07/29/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall off a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Don Hofer Appointed to WCIRB Governing Committee | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Don Hofer was appointed to the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee, the Department of Insurance announced. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Clarifies How Employer Can Rebut Causation for Police Officer's PTSD | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not limited to rebutting the statutory presumption of industrial causation for a police officer's post-traumatic stress disorder with an independent psychological evaluation, and that an evaluation based on outdated guidelines can be ...Read More | |||
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DWC Can Assess Administrative Penalty on Chiropractor With Expired License | 07/28/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the Division of Workers’ Compensation may penalize a chiropractor for continuing to bill for services provided after his license expired. ...Read More | |||
