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Joe Paduda, principal at Health Strategy Associates, discusses the California market and workers comp rate increases.

Workers Comp Quick Index

December 17, 2025

Provider choice proposals trending in comp

Several states have taken steps toward letting injured workers choose their own doctors, a trend experts say can affect costs...

December 16, 2025

Washington to consider expanding PTSD presumption to jail employees

Washington lawmakers will be considering a bill that would broaden workers compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder among employees at...

December 16, 2025

North Carolina high court finds county liable for off-duty officer’s injuries

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Friday that a municipality, not a construction company, was solely liable for workers compensation...

December 15, 2025

Colorado tightens standards for psychological reports in comp

Colorado has adopted more detailed documentation standards for psychological evaluations used in its workers’ compensation system, a move state officials...

December 15, 2025

Deliberate intention claim against supervisor reinstated

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals reinstated a worker’s deliberate intention claim against his supervisor, who allegedly struck him with...

December 15, 2025

Michigan high court lets stand ruling involving undocumented workers

In a 4-3 decision Friday, Michigan's Supreme Court declined to review the dismissal of a challenge to a law that...

December 12, 2025

NCCI report shows slowdown in loss cost decline in comp

While modest decreases in loss costs and rates are still expected going forward, the National Council on Compensation Insurance released...

December 12, 2025

Tenn. comp court dismisses hospital worker’s mental injury claim

A Tennessee workers’ compensation judge on Thursday granted summary judgment to a hospital employer, dismissing an employee’s claim for alleged...

December 12, 2025

New Jersey high court rules teacher’s COVID death compensable

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed an Appellate Division ruling that public-school teachers were “essential employees” during the...

December 12, 2025

NY appeals ruling determines woman’s bus accident may not be claim

A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a state Workers’ Compensation Board decision denying a woman’s request for reconsideration...

December 12, 2025

Illinois to consider expanding presumptions to hospital staff

Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand workers compensation presumptions to cover hospital security guards who develop certain illnesses...

December 11, 2025

OSHA issues interpretation letters clarifying workplace safety rules

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday announced that it has issued seven new interpretation letters aimed at clarifying...

December 11, 2025

OSHA cites Idaho transformer manufacturer nearly $1M for violations

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Idaho transformer manufacturer for repeatedly exposing workers to serious safety hazards and...

December 11, 2025

Oregon contractor fined over $125K for repeated violations

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a contractor $128,345 for numerous violations, including repeated violations of fall protection...

December 11, 2025

Insurer must pay bill for worker’s knee surgery: Appeals court

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an order from the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission ordering an insurer to pay...

December 10, 2025

Appeals court upholds award of black lung benefits to widow in divided ruling

A split federal appeals court has upheld an award of survivor benefits to the widow of a longtime coal miner,...