Workers' Compensation News
| MSF Declares $45M Dividend | 09/08/2026 | ||
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| Montana State Fund's board of directors declared a $45 million dividend for eligible policyholders, the workers' compensation carrier said Friday. The dividend will be distributed beginning in late October. MSF said this is the 28th consecutive year that it has issued a di...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Approves 2.9% Loss Costs Reduction | 09/08/2026 | |
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| The New Hampshire Insurance Department approved a filing by the National Council on Compensation Insurance that will reduce voluntary workers' compensation loss costs by an average of 2.9% in 2027. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Record Doesn't Support Decision Finding Worker's PPD Rating 'Overinflated' | 09/04/2026 | |
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| The Idaho Supreme Court said there was no evidence to support the Industrial Commission's finding that a worker's requested 34% permanent partial disability rating was "overinflated" or its decision to substitute a 20% rating instead. ...Read More | |||
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Statutory Cap Applies to Independent Contractor's Ability to Recover Damages for Work Injury | 09/04/2026 | |
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| The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an independent contractor who suffered an on-the-job injury must have any recovery capped at $15,000. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Gets Award of Benefits, Fees, Penalties for Injuries from Ladder Accident | 09/04/2026 | |
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| A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, fees and penalties for a worker injured in a ladder accident. ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Owed No Coverage to Employer for Worker's Fatal Accident | 09/04/2026 | |
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| The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an insurance carrier owed no coverage to an employer for a worker’s fatal accident at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Can Expand Claim to Include CRPS, But Not Lumbar Spine Condition | 09/04/2026 | |
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| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include complex regional pain syndrome, but not a lumbar spine condition. ...Read More | |||
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SAIF Declares $50M Dividend | 09/04/2026 | |
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| The board of directors for Oregon workers' compensation carrier SAIF declared a $50 million dividend for policyholders whose terms ended in 2025. ...Read More | |||
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Court Publishes Decision Finding Out-of-State NFL Player Can Pursue Comp Claim | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a professional football player who has not physically completed any of his job duties in Maryland may still be a covered by the state comp system if he expected to be “regularly employed” within the state. ...Read More | |||
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Immediate Appeal Not Available for Challenge to Judge's Decision Not to Recuse | 09/03/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s challenge to a judge’s decision not to recuse herself was not immediately appealable. ...Read More | |||
