Workers' Compensation News
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House Committee Passes Data-Sharing, Anti-Fraud Measures | 07/01/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce recently passed bills that would give the Department of Labor access to federal jobs data and allow the agency to terminate payments to providers convicted of fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Grandfather Clause Added to Administration's SIBTF Reforms | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration added a grandfather clause that would exempt some pending and active cases, including those filed before July 1, 2020, from the tighter eligibility requirements proposed as part of a reform of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits Increasing 4.1% | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits will increase by 4.1% Wednesday. The maximum benefit...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Upheld for Worker's Slip-and-Fall Accident | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for a slip-and-fall accident. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Board Errs in Assigning Burden of Proof on Combined Condition Claim | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in failing to require a carrier to produce evidence that a worker’s accepted condition was not the major contributing cause of his need for treatment of a combined condition. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Worker Who Died While Driving Home in Company Vehicle | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a claim for death benefits by the family of a worker who died in a motor vehicle accident while traveling home, in an employer-owned vehicle, from his place of work. ...Read More | |||
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Department of Labor Proposes $3.5M in Fines for Chemical Spill Response | 06/30/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed more than $3.5 million in fines against three companies after federal inspectors determined that the employers failed to protect workers during post-emergency response cleanup following a chemical spill at the BWC Terminals industrial facility in Cha...Read More | |||
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Bill to Make Debit Card Option Permanent Heads to Governor | 06/29/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The California Senate unanimously voted to send the governor a bill that would make the option to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards permanent. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Vacates Writ Directing Commission to Consider Adult's Status as Dependent | 06/29/2026 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court vacated a decision by an appellate court directing the Industrial Commission to consider whether a worker’s adult daughter was entitled to death benefits as a dependent. ...Read More | |||
