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- DWC Posts 2026 Compliance and Investigations Audit Planby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation said compliance and investigations audits in 2026 will focus on timeliness and accuracy of benefit payments, […]
- Lawmakers Pass QME Template Billby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
The California Assembly unanimously concurred in amendments to a bill that would direct the Division of Workers' Compensation to create some medical-legal […]
- BWC Medical and Health Symposium Begins Wednesdayby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is hosting its annual Medical & Health Symposium from Wednesday through Friday. The free virtual event will […]
- Worker's Appeal Fails Due to Lack of Challengeby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel ruled that a worker’s failure to challenge both bases given by a judge for […]
- Worker Gets Treatment, but Not Additional TTD, Expansion of Claimby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits or to expand the scope […]
- Supreme Court Upholds Widow's Claim for Firefighter's Cancer Deathby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that a widow’s claim for death benefits was timely and that an award was supported by competent evidence. Michael […]
- Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Dismissalby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment dismissing a claim against it, but it was not entitled to […]
- Kristen McRee Appointed Executive Director of WCCby WorkCompCentral on September 16, 2025 at 7:00 am
The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission announced that Kristen McRee was appointed executive director, effective Nov. 1. McRee joined the […]
- Supreme Court Finds DOT Immune From Civil Liability for School Employee's Fatal Injuriesby WorkCompCentral on September 15, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Mississippi Supreme Court determined that the state Department of Transportation was entitled to immunity from civil liability for the death of an employee […]
- Report: Mental Injury Legislation Continues to Trendby WorkCompCentral on September 15, 2025 at 7:00 am
States continued to consider proposals to expand the acceptance of mental injuries in workers' compensation this year, according to a report by the National […]