Workers' Compensation News
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Bill Would Cap COLA Increases for Pensions at 3%
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12/24/2025
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State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Annual cost-of-living adjustments for permanent total disability pensions would be capped at 3%, under legislation filed ahead of the 2026 Washington state session.
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WCD Updates Lump-Sum Payment Form
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12/24/2025
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State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division updated the form for injured workers to request approval of a lump sum payment to align with changes made by House Bill 2802.
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AI Sessions on Agenda for DWC Educational Conference
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12/23/2025
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The growing role of artificial intelligence in workers' compensation will be highlighted at the California Division of Workers' Compensation's 33rd annual educational conference, with three sessions focused on how the technology is being used.
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Postal Worker Indicted for Allegedly Not Disclosing Divorce
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12/23/2025
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A U.S. Postal Service worker was indicted for allegedly failing to disclose a divorce, thereby collecting augmented workers' compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, according to federal prosecutors in Illinois.
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Discount Rate Declining in First Quarter of 2026
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12/23/2025
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is reducing the discount rate used to calculate the present value of future weekly payments for lump-sum settlements.
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Paralysis Fraud Case Leads to 31-Month Sentence, $537,071 Restitution Order
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12/23/2025
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio man who claimed he was paralyzed after a workplace electric shock pleaded guilty to theft of government property and wire fraud, and he was sentenced to 31 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $537,071 in restitution, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced.
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Court Affirms Dismissal of LHWCA Claim
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12/23/2025
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A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a longshoreman’s claims for his injuries from a fall from a ladder leading to a ship’s cargo hold.
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Jury Acquits Neurosurgeon on Conspiracy Charge
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12/22/2025
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A jury acquitted a Southern California neurosurgeon charged with conspiracy to commit workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by MyNewsLA.com and informati...Read More
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