Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Driving School's Experience Rating, Liability | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a determination that the experience rating and liabilities of a driving school operator were properly transferred to a new company. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Approves 1% Rate Cut for Private Employers | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation board of directors on Friday approved a 1% rate cut for private employers, effective July 1. Em...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Longtime 911 Dispatcher's PTSD | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits for a long-time 911 dispatcher’s claim of post-traumatic stress disorder. ...Read More | |||
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LA Police Officer Charged With Fraud | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that a police officer was charged with two counts of fraud for allegedly exaggerating an on-duty...Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Rejects Rules Equating Dispensing Doctors With Pharmacies | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appeals court held that the Department of Financial Services exceeded its rulemaking authority with a 2023 proposal that essentially equated dispensing doctors with pharmacies and pharmacists. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Firefighter Cancer Bills | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday passed bills that would restrict when insurers covering firefighters can file a uniform rate deviation and direct the state to establish a registry to collect data on cancer trends among state firefighters. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Death Benefits Bill | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill allowing those entitled to death benefits to receive payments through direct deposit. ...Read More | |||
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Defense Firm Disqualified From Representing PEO | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a judge’s order disqualifying a defense firm from representing a professional employer organization in a workers’ compensation coverage dispute due to its brief prior representation of the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claims Appropriate for Worker Struck by Falling Objects | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by falling objects, and it granted summary judgment dismissing the defendants’ third-party claims. ...Read More | |||
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Coal Miner Gets Award for Knee Injury | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a coal miner was entitled to benefits for a knee injury. Case...Read More | |||
