Workers' Compensation News
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WCIRB Governing Committee Meets Wednesday | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will meet to review current events on Wednesday. Committee me...Read More | |||
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Lawmakers Claim WCB Is 'Compromised,' Demand Suspension of Director | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A handful of New York lawmakers said private carriers have compromised the State Workers' Compensation Board and requested that the governor suspend the executive director, pending the outcome of an investigation. ...Read More | |||
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No Expansion of Claim, Pain Management Referral for Injured Worker | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim and for a referral for pain management. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Recommends 4.3% Rate Decrease | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau recommended a 4.3% decrease in the overall premium and rate level, effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Announces Annual Retro Program Benefit Increase | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a bulletin announcing the annual increase in retroactive program benefits and the processes for calculating benefits owed to injured workers. ...Read More | |||
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Benefits to Increase 4.3% Oct. 1 | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that benefits are increasing 4.3% for injuries sustained on or after Oct. 1. Maxim...Read More | |||
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MEMIC Group Acquires South Dakota Firm | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The MEMIC Group and parent company Main Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. announced the acquisition of the Dakota Group and four of its affiliated insurance companies. ...Read More | |||
| NYSIF Launches Podcast | 09/19/2025 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund is launching a new podcast, NYSIF FUNDamental, that it said will cover worker safety, climate change, mental wellness, finance, technology and other issues that matter to the carrier. The first episode, "NYSIF Makes History," will cover the hist...Read More | |||
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Worker Fails to Prove Total Disability, Gets Benefits for 90% PPD | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker had a 90% permanent partial disability, not a total disability. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Rejects Worker's Constitutional Challenge to Denial of PTD Claim | 09/19/2025 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to the denial of her request for permanent total disability benefits. Cas...Read More | |||
