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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Court Nixes Requirement to Add Comp Coverage to FAIR Plans

  • State: California
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The Los Angeles County Superior Court erred when it found that California's insurance commissioner could require an insurer of last resort to offer incidental workers'

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Report: Municipalities Brace for Costs of Presumption Changes

  • State: Nevada
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Municipalities are bracing for the costs of a measure lawmakers passed during a special session that explicitly states harmful exposure is not required for presumptive

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Monday, December 8, 2025

SCIF: Ambiguity in Disability Accommodation Rules Could Hamper Enforcement

  • State: California
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California's largest workers' compensation carrier said some of the changes that the Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to its disability accommodation rules could create

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Worker's Unreasonable Refusal of Treatment Dooms Disability Retirement Bid

  • State: California
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A Southern California deputy’s request for service-connected disability retirement for on-the-job back injuries was denied after he repeatedly refused recommended medical treatments.

Ventura County Deputy

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Friday, December 5, 2025

WCIRB Actuarial, Governing Committees Meet Next Week

  • State: California
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The Actuarial Committee for the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is meeting on Tuesday, and the Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday.

Members of

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Court Rejects Worker's Claim of Psychological Injury From Mistreatment by Supervisor

  • State: Arizona
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An Arizona appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of a psychological injury from mistreatment by her supervisor.

Case: Bottorff-Dragomir v. Industrial Commission,

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Appeals Court Nixes $58K Default Over Procedural Errors

  • State: California
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A California appeals court vacated a summary judgment awarding a workers' compensation carrier nearly $58,000 because a statement of damages was not served before the

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

TK Keen Named Insurance Commissioner

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced that Director Sean O'Day appointed TK Keen as insurance commissioner.

TK Keen

Keen

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

DOI Approves 3.7% Loss Cost Reduction

  • State: Alaska
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The Alaska Division of Insurance approved a 3.7% average decrease in voluntary loss costs and an average 4.8% reduction in assigned risk rates, effective Jan.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

CHSWC Meets Dec. 11

  • State: California
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Members of the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation are meeting Dec. 11 in Los Angeles.

Commissioners will hear a long-awaited report

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