Workers' Compensation News
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Threshold Increasing for Construction Premium Adjustment Program | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Rating Bureau announced an increase in the minimum hourly wage employers must pay to receive a credit through the Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program. ...Read More | |||
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KCOA, WCI Introduce Kids' Chance WORKS Initiative | 04/07/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Kids’ Chance of America and the Workers’ Compensation Institute announced the launch of Kids’ Chance WORKS, a national initiative to help students impacted by a parent’s catastrophic workplace injury explore career pathways. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustment to Pathology, Lab Section of Fee Schedule | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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Court Affirms PTD Benefits for Laid-Off Worker | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the finding that an injured worker in a position her employer created to accommodate her disability was entitled to permanent total disability benefits following a general layoff due to a plant closure. ...Read More | |||
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Report: Bill Proposes $300M Buyout to Privatize Pinnacol | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Colorado lawmakers are working on a bill that would spin off the state-chartered workers' compensation carrier in exchange for a $300 million payment, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Bill to Make Assessments More Precise | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A bill that would allow the Division of Workers' Compensation to more precisely calculate annual taxes and surcharge rates is moving through the Missouri General Assembly. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Fee Schedule, Advisory Council Repeal Bill | 04/06/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana House of Representatives passed bills that would require the adoption of a new medical fee schedule and eliminate the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. ...Read More | |||
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Owner of Construction Company Accused of Underreporting Payroll | 04/03/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Prosecutors in Southern California announced that the owner of a construction company was charged with six counts of felony workers' compensation fraud with an alleged loss of about $519,000. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Sanctioned for Unreasonable Delay in Paying Benefits | 04/03/2026 | |
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| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of penalties to an injured worker for his employer’s unreasonable delay in paying benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Modifying Benefit Calculation | 04/03/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill to create a tiered structure for temporary total and permanent total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
