Top Story: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Calif. - DWC Posts Proposed QME Rules to Forum

The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed an informal draft of rules that would clarify eligibility requirements for qualified medical evaluators and establish parameters for listing offices as remote-only office locations. Other provisions in the regulations that the division posted to its online forum for a 10-day comment period would revise timelines relating to how the agency responds to applications and administers QME placement exams. The proposed rules would require providers applying to serve as QMEs to declare… Read more »

Texas - Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Family's Wrongful Death Claim

A Texas appellate court ruled that a nonsubscribing employer could compel the family of a worker to arbitrate a wrongful death claim arising from a fatal accident. Case: R&L Carriers Shared Services LLC v. Gonzalez, No. 14-24-00992-CV, 04/30/2026, published. Facts: R&L Carriers Shared Services LLC is a nonsubscriber under the Texas… Read more »

W.Va. - Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Muscle Strain

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a muscle strain. Case: Triple H Enterprises Inc. v. Reed, No. 25-ICA-433, 04/07/2026, published. Facts: Bryant Reed worked for Triple H Enterprises Inc. He slipped and fell while carrying a heavy iron pipe at work on March 18,… Read more »

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NA DOL Expands Pharmacy Benefit Program

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N.Y. - Carrier Can't Be Compelled to Disclose Underwriting File to Worker

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s motion to compel a carrier to disclose its underwriting file was properly denied. Case: Lannon v. Everest National Insurance Co., No. 2025-00148, 04/15/2026, published. Facts: Steven Lannon worked as a carpenter for McM Homes Inc., a subcontractor working on a project under Bay Creek Builders LLC. Everest National Insurance Co. was… Read more »

N.Y. - Worker Struck by Falling Bricks Not Entitled to Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on the Labor Law claims by a worker struck by falling bricks. Case: Romero v. Evergreen Gardens II LLC, No. 2022-02233, 04/15/2026, published. Facts: Alan Cristian Romero worked for Reliable Masonry Corp., a subcontractor working under Brooklyn GC LLC at a property owned by Evergreen Gardens II… Read more »

Ntl. - DOL Expands Pharmacy Benefit Program

The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced an expansion of pharmacy benefit improvements under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, saying the move will extend cost-saving measures, strengthen oversight and improve transparency in prescription drug pricing across several federal workers’ compensation programs. The changes, led by the department’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, will now apply not… Read more »

Calif. - Lalancette: Recent Clarifications of the Going-and-Coming Rule

Source: Chelsea M. Lalancette

The "going-and-coming" rule is a foundational doctrine in California workers’ compensation law, defining the boundary between compensable work-related injuries and noncompensable personal risks. Under this rule, injuries sustained while an employee is… Read more »

Top Story: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Calif. - DWC Posts Proposed QME Rules to Forum

Texas - Nonsubscribing Employer Can Compel Arbitration of Family's Wrongful Death Claim

W.Va. - Court Upholds Finding of Compensability for Worker's Muscle Strain

News: NATIONAL

News: NORTH

News: SOUTH

N.Y. - Carrier Can't Be Compelled to Disclose Underwriting File to Worker

N.Y. - Worker Struck by Falling Bricks Not Entitled to Summary Judgment

Ntl. - DOL Expands Pharmacy Benefit Program

Calif. - Lalancette: Recent Clarifications of the Going-and-Coming Rule

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