Workers' Compensation News
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Seven Charged in Alleged Payroll Fraud Scheme | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Seven suspects have been charged with participating in a sophisticated payroll scheme to defraud workers' compensation insurers, the Florida attorney general announced. ...Read More | |||
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Mileage Rate Increases Jan. 1 | 08/14/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The reimbursement rate for injured workers who travel to medical appointments is increasing to 72.5 cents per mile from 70 cents per mile, effective Jan. 1, the Oregon Workers' Compensation Division announced. ...Read More | |||
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WorkCompCentral Webinar to Cover Chronic Pain | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WorkCompCentral is hosting a webinar on Sept. 9 that aims to provide guidance on early recognition of delayed recovery risk factors associated with chronic pain claims and effective strategies that improve outcomes while controlling claim costs. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Summary Judgment Appropriate on Prison Worker's Use of Force Claim for Training Injury | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: MI | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A federal appeals court ruled that a prison worker in Michigan was not seized under the Fourth Amendment and could not proceed with her excessive force claim against colleagues for injuries sustained during a hostage-training exercise. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Denies Worker's Claim for Back Injury | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim that he suffered a back injury while mixing mortar. Case: P...Read More | |||
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School Teacher Gets Benefits for Back Injury, Not for Hand or Wrist | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a school teacher had suffered a compensable back injury, but her hand and wrist injuries resulted from repetitive trauma that was not compensable. ...Read More | |||
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Retail Clerk Gets Benefits for Injury After Fainting at Work | 08/13/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a retail clerk suffered a compensable injury when he fainted and fell at work. ...Read More | |||
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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 Insurance | |||
| 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 | |||
