Workers' Compensation News
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Sedgwick Appoints Suzanne Dann as Group President | 05/05/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Sedgwick has named Suzanne Dann as group president, placing her in charge of the company’s major global business lines, including casualty, property Americas, workforce absence and international operations. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Increase in Attorney Fees, Coverage Threshold | 05/05/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the maximum attorney fee and the threshold used to determine when employment is casual are increasing July 1. ...Read More | |||
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Terms of Worker's Payment of BWC Lien Doesn't Bar His Claim for Refund of Overpayment | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s payment of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s asserted subrogation lien on his third-party settlement did not bar him from demanding a refund for the amount he overpaid. ...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Send Voc Rehab Bill to Governor | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Hawaii lawmakers voted to send a bill to the governor clarifying processes relating to vocational rehabilitation services. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Define TNCs as Employers During Active Periods | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft would be the statutory employer of drivers who are actively picking up or transporting passengers, under a bill introduced in Ohio. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim of Injury to Neck, Shoulder | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to his neck and shoulder. ...Read More | |||
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Salesman's Labor Law Claims Partially Dismissed | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that some of a salesman’s Labor Law claims for his injuries were properly dismissed on summary judgment, and his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendants Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 05/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against them or on their claims against each other. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Files Recommended 10.4% Rate Hike | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Court: L&I Can Recover $147K in Overpayments to Vocational School | 05/01/2026 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Washington state appeals court has cleared the way for the Department of Labor and Industries to recover nearly $150,000 in overpayments from a vocatio...Read More | |||
