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Friday, August 7, 2026

Committee Sends Fraud Reporting Bill to Suspense File

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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The California Assembly Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file a bill that aims to reduce premium fraud by allowing insurers and the Employment Development

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

High Court Rejects Exhaustion Requirement in Actions Against Excess Carriers

  • State: California
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The California Supreme Court rejected a strict exhaustion requirement as a prerequisite for insureds to bring claims against excess carriers.

"We conclude that an insured

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Res Judicata Bars Police Officer's COVID Claim

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Commonwealth Court ruled that a police officer’s claim for benefits based on his contraction of COVID-19 was barred by res judicata.

Case: Bolds v.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Family of Deceased Worker Must Bring Claims Against Employer Before DWC

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court ruled that the family of a deceased worker needed to bring claims against his employer’s insurance carrier before the Division of

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Court Says Staffing Agency Qualifies as Citable Employer

  • State: Washington
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The Washington Court of Appeals reinstated a citation against a staffing agency for failing to train its workers on asbestos hazards and for failing to file

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

Federal Court Upholds Denial of Security Contractor's Claim for Psychological Injury

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  • Topic: NATIONAL
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A federal appellate court upheld the denial of a security contractor’s claim for a psychological injury from his work in Iraq.

Case: Morales v. U.S.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026

WCIRB Updates Loss-Sensitive Advisory Plan Tables

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Wednesday published loss-sensitive advisory plan tables for policies taking effect on or after Sept. 1.

The

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Court Rejects Challenges to Pension Reductions

  • State: Washington
  • Topic: Top
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The Washington Court of Appeals rejected challenges to the reduction in compensation based on the survivorship options that two permanently and totally disabled workers selected

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

WCC Adding Validation Step to WebFile

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission announced that a new validation step when uploading documents through WebFile will go into effect Thursday.

Before completing an upload,

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Exclusivity Bars Worker's Claims Against Employer Arising From Bus Accident

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against her employer as barred by exclusivity.

Case: Dudley v. East Texas Educational Insurance

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