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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Report: First-Year Workers, Older Employees Pose Highest Injury Risks

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While workplace injury rates are declining, those that do happen are becoming more severe, more expensive and are keeping employees off the job longer, with

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

WCD Announces Increase in Attorney Fees, Coverage Threshold

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the maximum attorney fee and the threshold used to determine when employment is casual are increasing July 1.

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Terms of Worker's Payment of BWC Lien Doesn't Bar His Claim for Refund of Overpayment

  • State: Ohio
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s payment of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s asserted subrogation lien on his third-party settlement did not bar

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Lawmakers Send Voc Rehab Bill to Governor

  • State: Hawaii
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Hawaii lawmakers voted to send a bill to the governor clarifying processes relating to vocational rehabilitation services.

HB 1514 would require injured workers who elect to

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Bill Would Define TNCs as Employers During Active Periods

  • State: Ohio
  • Topic: NORTH
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Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft would be the statutory employer of drivers who are actively picking up or transporting passengers, under a

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim of Injury to Neck, Shoulder

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to his neck and shoulder.

Case: Crampton v. Express Services

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Salesman's Labor Law Claims Partially Dismissed

  • State: New York
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A New York appellate court ruled that some of a salesman’s Labor Law claims for his injuries were properly dismissed on summary judgment, and his

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Labor Law Defendants Not Entitled to Summary Judgment

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against them or on

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Court: L&I Can Recover $147K in Overpayments to Vocational School

  • State: Washington
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A Washington state appeals court has cleared the way for the Department of Labor and Industries to recover nearly $150,000 in overpayments from a

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Friday, May 1, 2026

WCIRB Files Recommended 10.4% Rate Hike

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance.

The WCIRB is

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