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Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for knowingly paying a provider suspended from California's workers' compensation system to write medical-legal reports connected to claims involving the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund.
According to documents filed with the federal court in Santa Ana, Claustro will plead guilty to one count of mail fraud for allegedly paying Dr. Kevin T. Do, of Pasadena, to perform exams, review medical records and write reports… Read more »
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The Idaho Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a state ruling that cut off benefits to an injured worker, criticizing the legal standard applied after nearly 18 months of delays in obtaining diagnostic imaging to evaluate his condition.
In Miklos v. L&W Supply, the state’s highest court held that Idaho’s Industrial Commission erred when it denied continued benefits to Christopher Miklos,… Read more »
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge's award closing a claim with no permanent impairment was supported by reasonable evidence.
Case: Theophile Tenuda v. Industrial Commission of Arizona et al., No. 1 CA-IC 25-0005, 01/02/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Theophile Tenuda was injured while working for Arizona Labor Force when he… Read more »The Arizona Court of Appeals published a decision setting aside an award that was based on a wage calculation that failed to account for what the injured worker was reasonably capable of earning.
In August, the appeals court issued an unpublished memorandum decision vacating an administrative… Read more »
A bill introduced Tuesday in the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly aims to broaden workers' compensation protections for first responders by making certain psychological injuries compensable.
HB 26, referred to the Committee on Committees, proposes changing the definition of “injury” in the state’s workers'… Read more »
The Internal Revenue Service increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile, increasing the amount employers in some states must reimburse injured workers for medical travel.
Workers' compensation regulators in Alabama, California, Minnesota, South Carolina and Tennessee issued statements… Read more »
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