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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Commissioner Approves 6.9% Rate Decrease

  • State: Florida
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky on Monday announced the approval of a 6.9% rate decrease for policies incepting on or after Jan. 1.

The National

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

DWC Proposes Amendments to AWW Rules

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation proposed rules that it said would clarify the process for carriers to get wage information for seasonal workers and

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Commenters Urge DWC to Ban Outsourced Training, Tighten Voucher Rules

  • State: California
  • Topic: Top
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Schools and institutions helping retrain injured workers for new careers should be prohibited from outsourcing training to unvetted third parties, system observers said in response

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Monday, November 17, 2025

DWC Proposes Updating Mental Health Guidelines

  • State: California
  • Topic: WEST
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to update guidelines outlining the reasonable and necessary medical treatment for mental health injuries.

The division is

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Employer Can't Directly Appeal Denial of Motion to Dismiss

  • State: Indiana
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Indiana Court of Appeals said an employer could not take a direct appeal from the denial of its motion to dismiss a worker’s application

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Correctional Officer's Claim for COVID-19 Infection

  • State: Nevada
  • Topic: WEST
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The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the denial of a correctional officer’s claim for benefits for his COVID-19 infection.

Case: Holguin v. City of Henderson, No.

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Injured Worker's Employer Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Third-Party Claims

  • State: New York
  • Topic: NORTH
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party claims against it.

Case: Cotroneo

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Carrier Can Modify Description of Worker's Injuries, Split Liability With 2nd Insurer

  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Topic: NORTH
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an insurance carrier’s petitions to modify the description of a worker’s injuries were properly granted and that liability for

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Committee Passes Bill to Adopt Market Value for Room, Board

  • State: New Jersey
  • Topic: NORTH
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The value of room and board paid to workers as part of their wages would default to the market rate for calculating benefits under a bill

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Panel Recommends Chief ALJ Candidates

  • State: Minnesota
  • Topic: NORTH
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A merit selection panel recommended three candidates for Gov. Tim Walz to consider for appointment as the permanent chief administrative law judge at the Court

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