Workers' Compensation News
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NCCI Proposes 2.2% Loss Cost Decrease | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the Alabama Department of Insurance decrease workers' compensation loss costs by an average of 2.2%, effective March 1. ...Read More | |||
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About 40% of Carriers Deemed 'High-Tier' Performers in 2026 PBO | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| About 40% of the insurance carriers that the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reviewed in its 2026 performance-based oversight assessments were deemed "high-tier" performers. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Struck by Falling Object Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/03/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling object was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case:...Read More | |||
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WCIRB's New Utilization Measure Recasts Medical Cost Trends | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Friday announced a new methodology for measuring physician services utilization that produces substantially different results than its traditional measurement based on the number of medical transactions per claim. ...Read More | |||
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WCB: SIF Assessment Necessary in 2027 | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: IN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that it will use the same formulas for the 2027 Second Injury Fund assessment as it used for the 2026 assessment. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Compensability of Former Pro Football Player's Back Injury | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a jury’s verdict finding that a former professional football player’s compensable leg injury caused him to develop a back injury. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from falling from a ladder. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Settlement Deprives Commission of Jurisdiction Over Dispute on Employer's Identity | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s settlement of his claim deprived the Workers’ Compensation Commission of jurisdiction over a dispute as to the identity of his statutory employer. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Suspension of Injured Volunteer Firefighter's Benefits | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the suspension of an injured volunteer firefighter’s benefits based on the availability of jobs within his vocational and physical capabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Court Denies Judgment for Worker Allegedly Struck by Falling Plywood | 11/02/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker allegedly injured by a falling piece of plywood was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
