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Employers Launches LLM Quoting App
Nevada-based workers' compensation carrier Employers launched a workers' compensation chatbot in the ChatGPT App Directory. The carrier said the app aims at reducing friction for businesses buying workers' compensation coverage by…
Governor Signs Salary Continuation Bill for Assaulted Teachers, Health Workers
Healthcare workers and teachers in Connecticut would receive 100% of their average weekly earnings with no cap on the benefit amount if they are unable to work as a result…
Assembly Passes Experience Modification, Contractor Coverage Bills
The Colorado General Assembly unanimously voted to send the governor a bill that would create a process to update experience modification factors when actual payments on a closed claim are…
CDI to Hold Hearing on Rate Filing June 9
The California Department of Insurance will hold a virtual hearing June 9 on a proposal to raise the advisory pure premium rate by 10.4%. In April, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating…
DWC Proposes Updating Ankle, Hip Guidelines
The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed adopting the latest versions of ankle and hip treatment guidelines published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The division is proposing…
Labor Law Defendants Get Partial Summary Dismissal of Worker’s Claims
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law claim were entitled to summary judgment dismissing part of the worker’s action. Case: Pina v. City of New…
Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker’s Knee Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker with a knee injury. Case: Casbarro v. Anthony Correctional Center, No. 25-ICA-324, 04/07/2026, published. Facts: Arthur…
Adult Child of Worker Who Died of COVID-19 Gets Death Benefits
A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to the dependent adult child of a worker who died of COVID-19. Case: Matter of Villalba v. Rite Aid Pharmacy,…
Independent Medical Examiner’s Report Not Subject to Preclusion
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an independent medical examiner’s report did not need to be precluded from evidence. Case: Matter of Figueroa v. Sing Sing Correctional Facility,…
Injured Casino Worker Gets Benefits and Penalties, but Fee Award Vacated
A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits and penalties to a worker for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but it…
Court Upholds Authorization for Occipital Nerve Stimulator
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization for an occipital nerve stimulator to treat a worker’s head injury. Case: Marshall County Coal Resources Inc. v. Shuler, No. 25-ICA-395, 04/07/2026,…
SIBTF, Treatment Leave Bills Go to Suspense File
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee placed a hold on bills proposing to overhaul the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and to allow injured workers to receive medical treatment during the…