California Public Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Fell Last Year, But Losses Hit New Highs On Businesswire - January 12, 2026 OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third consecutive year, both the number and frequency of work injury claims reported by California’s public self-insured employers declined last year, even as total paid and incurred workers’ compensation losses continued to rise, according to a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) review of data compiled by the state Office of Self-Insurance Plans (OSIP). Link To Article

Comp court reinstates PTSD benefits for officer after fatal struggle On Business Insurance - December 9, 2025 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Monday reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board ruling, ordering benefits reinstated to a suburban Philadelphia police sergeant who developed post-traumatic stress disorder following a violent 2020 on-duty confrontation that ended in a suspect’s death. As documented in No. 1093 C.D. 2024, the panel held that a workers compensation judge improperly rejected uncontroverted medical evidence and misapplied the legal standards...   Link To Article

https://www.businessinsurance.com/workers-amputation-from-laceration-infection-compensable-judge/ On Business Insurance - December 3, 2025 A Tennessee workers compensation judge has ordered a transportation company to pay nearly $750,000 in medical bills and provide ongoing care for a truck driver who lost his arm to a “flesh-eating” infection that began with a minor scratch suffered on the job.   Link To Article

A wave of mental health claims is blowing a hole in NSW workers’ comp On HCAmag.com - December 2, 2025 A sharp rise in psychological injury claims — including cases linked to bullying, harassment and work pressure — is helping to drive New South Wales’ workers’ compensation system deeper into deficit, with losses of $1.7 billion in the private sector and $179 million in the public sector.   Link To Article

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