Workers' Compensation News
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Insurance Department Announces 13th Consecutive Rate Cut | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced a 13th consecutive workers' compensation rate cut for 2026. In December, Co...Read More | |||
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Amanda Crawford Takes Over as Insurance Commissioner | 02/12/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Department of Insurance announced that Amanda Crawford stepped into the role of insurance commissioner at the start of the month. ...Read More | |||
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Budget Bill Would Preserve Amendments to WCAB's 60-Day Deadline | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to permanently adopt changes to the 60-day deadline for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration. ...Read More | |||
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6th DCA Publishes Latest WCAB Deadline Decision | 02/11/2026 | |
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| The California 6th District Court of Appeals on Wednesday published its decision holding that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board cannot grant petitions for reconsideration long after the 60-day statutory deadline without demonstrating a factual basis for equitable tolling. ...Read More | |||
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High Court: Exclusivity Applies Despite Dismissed Comp Claim | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A unanimous Oklahoma Supreme Court held that exclusivity prohibits a man from suing his employer for negligence even after he dismissed his workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker's Shoulder Surgery | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery. Case: ...Read More | |||
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'Made-Whole' Doctrine Doesn't Apply to Carrier's Cross-Claims | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that the made-whole doctrine did not apply to the cross-claims asserted by an insurance carrier after it abandoned its original cross-claims based on subrogation. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Appropriate on Worker's Labor Law Claims, Premature on 3rd-Party Claims | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims against a property owner and its construction manager, but summary judgment was premature on the third-party claims by the defendants against the worker’s employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Vacates Calculation of Worker's AWW | 02/11/2026 | |
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| State: CO | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Colorado Court of Appeals vacated the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wage. Case: Hargon v. Industria...Read More | |||
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CHSWC Meeting Feb. 18 | 02/10/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will discuss the final report on paying benefits with prepaid cards during a Feb. 18 meeting. ...Read More | |||
