California lawmakers have effectively closed the door on several workers' compensation proposals for the year, failing to advance bills addressing premium fraud, medical provider contracts
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The Utah Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a former special education teacher and denied Granite School District's request to
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A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim against the lessee of the property where his
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a mine worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis award.
Case: Alliance Coal LLC v. Bettinazzi, No. 26-ICA-49, 08/06/2026,
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Board updated its rules governing the submission of cost bills.
Claimants who prevail against a denied claim can recover reasonable expenses and
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California workers' compensation providers have received orders for more than $2 million in additional reimbursement through independent bill review during the first six months of
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The Ohio Supreme Court said an appeals court erred when it vacated a jury verdict based on a finding that there was no genuine issue
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance said in a research brief that fee schedule changes made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development has reported a new draft combining two bills that would create protections for workers in extreme
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Seven suspects have been charged with participating in a sophisticated payroll scheme to defraud workers' compensation insurers, the Florida attorney general announced.
The alleged operation used
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