Workers' Compensation News
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Legislature Passes Bill to Modify Benefit Calculation | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Oregon lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would modify how total disability benefits are calculated. The state House of Represen...Read More | |||
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Senate Passes Bill to Extend Death Benefits for First Responders | 03/05/2026 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Senate passed a bill that would allow spouses of first responders killed at work to continue receiving death benefits after remarriage. Th...Read More | |||
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HIRMA, WorkCompCentral Webinar to Cover Cumulative Trauma Injuries | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Hispanic Insurance and Risk Management Association and WorkCompCentral are hosting a free webinar March 13 to discuss cumulative trauma injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Father's Tort Claims for Son's Death | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: ID | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of a father’s claims against an employer for the death of his son. Colb...Read More | |||
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AWCP Partners With WorkCompCentral to Strengthen Resources for WC Community | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Association of Workers’ Compensation Professionals announced a partnership w...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Pleads Guilty to Double Dipping | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General Lucy Lang on Tuesday announced that a man pleaded guilty to fraud for working while collecting more than $10,000 in workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Gross Negligence Claim for Brother's Death | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s gross negligence claim against a co-employee for his brother’s fatal railcar accident. ...Read More | |||
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Worker Seeking Pneumoconiosis Benefits Fails to Prove Abnormal Dust Exposure | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis, finding he did not establish that he was exposed to abnormal quantities of dust during the course of and resulting from his employment. ...Read More | |||
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Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Impairment Rating Dismissed | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court dismissed a self-represented worker’s attempt to challenge his impairment rating due to a lack of jurisdiction. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Move DWC to Governor's Office | 03/04/2026 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Kentucky's Department of Workers' Claims would be administratively attached to the governor's office under recently introduced legislation. ...Read More | |||
