Workers' Compensation News
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Court Nixes Requirement to Add Comp Coverage to FAIR Plans | 12/10/2025 | |
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| The Los Angeles County Superior Court erred when it found that California's insurance commissioner could require an insurer of last resort to offer incidental workers' compensation as part of its basic property insurance, an appeals court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Wrongfully Refuses to Rehire Injured Truck Driver | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that an employer wrongfully refused to rehire an injured employee who was cleared to return to work. ...Read More | |||
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Jopari Partners With J.P. Morgan for Electronic Claim Payments | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Jopari Solutions on Tuesday announced a partnership with J.P. Morgan to facilitate electronic claim payments across the health care and property and casualty industries. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Opens Registration for 2026 Forum | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions opened registration for its 2026 Forum, set for April 20-22 in Greenville, South Carolina. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Authorize Penalties for Influencing Provider Choice | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A Washington state lawmaker introduced legislation that would explicitly prohibit employers from steering injured workers to a specific provider by making such conduct a violation of good faith claims-handling laws. ...Read More | |||
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Companion Bill Would Cover First Responders' Fundraising Injuries | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A companion measure to a proposal to explicitly provide workers' compensation coverage for volunteer firefighters and paramedics injured during fundraising events was introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Widow | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A divided federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a miner’s widow. Case: Clinchfield Coal Co...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Allege Viable Claims Under Jones Act, State Law | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of claims by a worker who said he was injured while working aboard a navigable vessel. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim | 12/10/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker's request to expand her claim. Case: Walker v. Goodwill Industri...Read More | |||
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Court: WCAB Has Duty to Flesh Out Witness Statements When Workers Can't Speak | 12/09/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board had a duty to develop the record and ensure that qualified medical evaluators received witness statements regarding a worker before denying a petition for reconsideration, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
