Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Allow Injured Workers to Request Voc Rehab | 02/25/2026 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Lawmakers in Vermont are considering legislation that would allow injured workers to request vocational rehabilitation services if their employer does not do so. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Require Database of Comp Policies | 02/25/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation that would require the Industrial Commission to operate a public-facing database with information about workers' compensation policies. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Announces More Voucher Fraud Charges | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Department of Insurance on Monday announced that people associated with two vocational schools, and the chief executive of one of the ...Read More | |||
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SCIF President Among Handful of State Execs Earning Seven Figures | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| State Compensation Insurance Fund president and CEO Vern Steiner is among the handful of California state executives earning more than $1 million a year, according to a report by the Sacramento Bee. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation Security Fund Not Subject to Assessment of Attorney Fees | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Security Fund cannot be subjected to attorney fees because it does not fall within the statutory definition of an “insurer.” ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Modify Benefit Calculation | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would revise how temporary and permanent disability benefits are calculated. Currently, benefits ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Disbars Claimants' Attorney for Stealing From Clients | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Supreme Court this month disbarred a claimants’ attorney who forged his clients’ signatures on checks and stole $159,615 in proceeds for his own purposes. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Adopt Federal Standards for Contractor Classification | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill introduced in West Virginia on Monday would adopt a nearly 40-year-old federal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets 12% PPD Award for Loss of Grip Strength | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Other | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 12% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his loss of grip strength due to a compensable injury. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Establishment of Occupational Disease Claim | 02/24/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the establishment of a worker’s occupational disease claim for her elbows. Case: Matter o...Read More | |||
