Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Posts Disability Accommodation Rules to Forum | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted proposed changes to its disability accommodation rules to the online forum for public comments. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits to Increase Nearly 5% in 2026 | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Total disability benefits will increase nearly 5% next year to match the rise in the state's average weekly wage, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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State Employee's Gross Negligence Claim Against Co-worker Gets Reinstated | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals reinstated a state employee’s gross negligence claim against a co-worker. John Larson was an...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Labor Law Claim Against Property Owner Reinstated | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law action against a residential property owner. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Writ Returning Case to Industrial Commission to Reconsider Her PTD Claim | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to writ relief returning her case to the Industrial Commission to reevaluate her entitlement to permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Judge's Grant of Relief from Default to Worker's Lawsuit | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s grant of relief from a defendant’s default to an injured worker’s civil suit. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Double Allowance of Consent-to-Rate Policies | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A Florida lawmaker introduced legislation that would double the number of consent-to-rate policies that workers' compensation carriers are allowed to write. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Predicts Stability for Financial Health, Rate Adequacy | 11/24/2025 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it doesn't anticipate an imminent reversal in the financial health of workers' compensation carriers or the adequacy of rates. ...Read More | |||
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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 | Popular with Legal | |||
| 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 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
