Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Proposes Mandatory Registration for Staffing Companies | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Staffing agencies in California would be required to provide proof of workers' compensation coverage as part of a mandatory registration process under a recently introduced bill. ...Read More | |||
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No Error, Abuse of Discretion in PTD Award | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court held that a staff hearing officer did not err or abuse discretion in awarding permanent total disability benefits to a truck driver. ...Read More | |||
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Property Owners' Association Not Entitled to Dismissal of Injured Worker's Civil Suit | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a property owners’ association was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil claim for injuries he sustained while working on the property. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Claim for Intentional Stairway Spill | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his fall was intentional and that he had not suffered an injury by accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Permanent Award Despite No Way to Determine Level of Disability | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to permanent disability benefits, even though it was too soon to determine the level of his disability. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Can't Appeal Summary Judgment for Worker Against Property Owner | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court dismissed the appeals by a group of defendants in a Labor Law claim who had not been aggrieved by summary judgment for the worker against the property owner and its agent. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Announces 13th Consecutive Rate Cut | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced a 13th consecutive workers' compensation rate cut for 2026. In December, Co...Read More | |||
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Amanda Crawford Takes Over as Insurance Commissioner | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance announced that Amanda Crawford stepped into the role of insurance commissioner at the start of the month. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill Would Preserve Amendments to WCAB's 60-Day Deadline | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to permanently adopt changes to the 60-day deadline for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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6th DCA Publishes Latest WCAB Deadline Decision | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California 6th District Court of Appeals on Wednesday published its decision holding that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board cannot grant petitions for reconsideration long after the 60-day statutory deadline without demonstrating a factual basis for equitable tolling. ...Read More | |||
