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  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division recommends lowering the Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment to 1.8 cents per hour from 2 cents per hour.

The assessment pays for

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  • State: California
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A bill that would have allowed California providers to use independent review to challenge contractual discounts applied to bills was amended to instead require payers to

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  • State: Idaho
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The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a default judgment against it on a worker’s civil action brought

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  • State: California
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Kids' Chance of California announced that it awarded $323,365 in scholarships to 47 students for the 2025-26 academic year.

This year's disbursement includes 31 reapplicants

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  • State: California
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California lawmakers voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom bills that aim to help the state recover costs of claims filed against illegally uninsured employers and

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  • State: Oregon
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Oregon employers can reimburse carriers for up to $2,600 in medical costs on accepted, nondisabling claims next year, the Division of Workers' Compensation announced.

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  • State: Oregon
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The board of directors for Oregon work comp carrier SAIF Corp. declared a $50 million dividend.

The carrier said more than 50,000 policyholders will receive

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  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced fee schedule updates to conform to changes made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The

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  • State: California
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Gideon Baum succeeded Alex Swedlow to become the fifth president of the California Workers' Compensation Institute, effective Monday.

Gideon Baum

Baum joined

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  • State: Alaska
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A federal appellate court upheld a defense judgment on an injured longshoreman’s maritime negligence claim.

Case: Nystrom v. Khana Marine Ltd., No. 24-2553, 08/28/2025, unpublished.

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