Workers' Compensation News
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Appeals Court Says SCIF Performance Bonus Dispute Is Subject to Arbitration | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court said a dispute about whether State Compensation Insurance Fund violated a collective bargaining agreement by giving different bonuses to similarly situated employees is subject to arbitration. ...Read More | |||
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Proposed Rules Would Allow Electronic Filing of All Case Documents | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an informal draft of proposed changes to rules for the Electronic Adjudication Management System that would allow for the electronic filing and service of all case-related documents instead of requiring service by mail. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Adjusts Ambulance Section of Fee Schedule to Remove Expired Add-Ons | 10/31/2025 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted a notice adjusting the ambulance section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to remove bonus payments that expired Oct. 1. ...Read More | |||
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Double-Dipping Pensioner Must Pay $48,000 in Restitution | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a worker receiving a lifetime pension for a permanent workplace injury was ordered to pay $48,000 in restitution after investigators discovered she was working at a medical transportation company while collecting benefits....Read More | |||
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Appeals Court Says COVID Claim Properly Denied as Ordinary Disease of Life | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Missouri appellate court concluded that a worker failed to prove that his employment placed him at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or that a distinct feature of his job caused him to contract the disease. ...Read More | |||
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Webinar to Cover New ODG Formulary | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section announced that a Nov. 5 webinar will provide a comprehensive guide for the new Official Disability Guidelines Drug Formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Five Corrections Officers Accused of Fraud | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Five current and former state corrections officers were arrested on suspicion of participating in schemes to defraud the New York workers' compensation system, the result of an 18-month probe by the state Inspector General's Office. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Won't Review Judge's Refusal to Set Aside Errant Benefit Notice | 10/31/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied a petition to review a judge's refusal to set aside a notice accepting liability for a firefighter's cancer claim that a city had intended to deny. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Raise Triable Issue of Fact for Retaliation Claim | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Trader Joe's employee failed to raise a triable issue of fact about whether she reported a workplace injury or unsafe condition before she was fired, a California appeals court said in affirming a lower court decision dismissing a retaliation claim. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Announces 4.3% Rate Decrease | 10/30/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau announced that rates will drop 4.3% for new and renewal policies issued on or after Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
