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A growing share of medical spending is occurring on services without fee schedule rates, a trend that likely contributed to rising medical payments, according to a new report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Services without fee schedule rates tend to be more expensive than those with set reimbursement rates, and the growing use of and payments for these services is likely driving recent growth in total medical… Read more »
The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s industrial accident proximately caused only a concussion and a cervical sprain/strain, but it didn't cause or aggravate his preexisting conditions.
Case: Calderon v. Department of Labor & Industries, No. 41216-4-III, 07/23/2026, unpublished.
Facts: In October… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of disability benefits to a worker for a closed period of time for a foot condition.
Case: Perez-Martinez v. Dart Container Corp. of Pennsylvania (WCAB), No. 283 C.D. 2025, 07/24/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Rodolfo Perez-Martinez began working for the Dart Container Corp. of Pennsylvania in October 2014.
In January 2022, Dart… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from a fall off a ladder.
Case: Arias v. Allen J. Reyen Inc., No. 2023-03124 and 2025-14253, 07/22/2026, published.
Facts: Rodrigo Arias allegedly was injured when he fell from a ladder while working on a barn at a property in… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s claim for his injuries from a fall into an excavated hole.
Case: Letersky v. Militello Farms Inc., No. 458 CA 25-00451, 07/24/2026, published.
Facts: Kevin Letersky allegedly suffered injuries while he was… Read more »
California workplace safety regulators urge employers to provide water, shade and rest breaks to protect workers as a heat wave sweeps over the state.
The hottest conditions early in the week are expected in the Mojave Desert, where temperatures are forecast to range from 110 to 118 degrees, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health said.
Heat is expected to spread north… Read more »
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced that registration is now open for a two-day event in Bend that will focus on building and maintaining safe and healthy workplaces.
The Central Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference in September will cover topics including fall protection, safety committees, heat-illness prevention and wildfire smoke… Read more »At a meeting of California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, a payer and network advocate argued that the state’s chaotic medical provider network system is a sterling success, despite overwhelming evidence to the… Read more »
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