Workers' Compensation News
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State Bar Reports Attorney Impersonated in Ongoing Fraud Scheme | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Florida Bar on Wednesday reported that an ongoing national fraud scheme involving fake online workers' compensation hearings t...Read More | |||
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Deidra D. Byrd Appointed to Serve on WCC | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission on Wednesday announced that Deidra D. Byrd was appointed to serve the unexpired term of Aisha Taylor, who resigned in June. ...Read More | |||
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Workers' Compensation and Safety Conference Set for Oct. 13 | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Self-Insurers’ Association are holding their annual Workers’ Compensation and Safety Conference on Oct. 13 in Naperville. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB to Require AI Disclosure in Filings | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board will require all parties to disclose whether any content in their filings was written by artificial intelligence. ...Read More | |||
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WCF Insurance to Acquire Work First Casualty Co. | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WCF Insurance announced that it signed an agreement to purchase Work First Casualty Co., a specialty workers' compensation carrier that exclusively covers the temporary staffing industry. ...Read More | |||
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Jones Act Precludes Claim for Loss of Consortium | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision sustaining a demurrer and finding that loss of consortium claims are not available under general maritime law or the Jones Act. ...Read More | |||
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Business Owners Accused of Claim Denial Scheme, Premium Fraud | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The owners and managers of a construction business were recently arraigned on multiple felony charges of workers' compensation premium fraud and payroll tax fraud in connection with a scheme to deny an injured worker's claim, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office announced....Read More | |||
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Claims Administrator Can Recover Overpayment of TTD Benefits | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Assert Viable Claim of Intentional Act by Statutory Employer | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s civil suit was not viable because he failed to assert an intentional act by the defendant, and the defendant qualified as his statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim | 08/12/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s claim of disability discrimination based on his employer’s failure to offer him a light-duty position following his clearance to return to work. ...Read More | |||
