Workers' Compensation News
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Court Upholds Employment Finding, Sanctions, but Overturns Penalty | 04/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker was a business's employee and that the company should have had workers’ compensation coverage for him, but the court said a penalty calculation was improper. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Who Fell From Ladder Deserved Summary Judgment | 04/10/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on her Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder. Cas...Read More | |||
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Rate Filing on Agenda for WCIRB Actuarial Committee Meeting | 04/09/2026 | |
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| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California's Actuarial Committee is scheduled to discuss the Sept. 1 pure premium rate filing at a meeting Tuesday. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates ASC, Hospital Outpatient Fee Schedule | 04/09/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule covering hospital departments and ambulatory surgical centers to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Says Bureau Can't Recoup Payments Made After Worker Reached MMI | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A divided Ohio appellate court ruled that the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation could not recoup temporary total disability benefits paid to a worker after she had reached maximum medical improvement. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Worker Entitled to Partial Summary Judgment on Claim | 04/09/2026 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to only partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a trip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. C...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Reconsideration of Worker's Request for Penalties | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court turned down reconsideration of a worker's denied request for penalties over a carrier’s late settlement payment. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Expands Treatment Authority for PAs, NPs | 04/09/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill giving nurse practitioners and physician associates the same treatment authority in the workers' compensation system as physicians and surgeons. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Increases Special Inspection Fee | 04/08/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Tuesday announced that its special inspection fee will increase to $500 per location from $200, effective July 1. ...Read More | |||
