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State Compensation Insurance Fund is the only carrier offering benefits through prepaid cards, according to a draft Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation report released for public comment.
California lawmakers created the pilot program with Senate Bill 880 in 2018, which allowed all payers to use prepaid debit cards. The bill required injured workers' consent in writing and prohibited almost all fees typically associated… Read more »
A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a police officer’s mental injury claim and rebuked the workers’ compensation judge who presided over the matter for her conduct and her unsupported factual findings.
Case: Russo v. Upper Darby Township (WCAB), No. 1093 C.D. 2024, 12/08/2025,… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims and that a property owner was entitled to partial dismissal of the claims against it.
Case: Garcia v. 100 Church Fee Owner LLC. Nos. 158554/18 and 595447/19, 12/09/2025, published.
Facts: R&S Construction Contracting Inc.… Read more »News: WEST
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that a worker failed to establish his degree of impairment where he presented an impairment rating provided by a physical therapist that was adopted by his treating physician.
Case: Loewen v. New Orleans Louisiana Saints LLC, No. 25-CA-304, 12/04/2025, published.
Facts: Mitchell Loewen played… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a bakery worker was entitled to benefits for a knee injury.
Case: Bimbo Bakeries Inc. v. Marcum, No. 25-ICA-237, 12/04/2025, published.
Facts: Roy Marcum worked for Bimbo Bakeries Inc. He saw physician assistant Jacob Short in September 2024 for knee pain. Marcum denied a direct… Read more »A former California Highway Patrol officer was sentenced to 270 days in jail and ordered to pay more than $360,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fraud, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced.
Jordan R. Lester was taken off work after reporting a work injury in July 2021.
Prosecutors said Lester had requested… Read more »
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Ohio bakery $394,849 for allegedly exposing workers to unsafe conditions.
The agency said New Horizons Baking Co. exposed workers to chemicals as well as caught-between, caught-in, pinch-point and struck-by hazards.
Additionally, OSHA said it cited the employer for three repeat violations of failing to train… Read more »
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced a new online platform for submitting and tracking requests for public records.
The new service that went live Dec. 1 gives the public an accessible, transparent and efficient way to request records, the division said in a statement Thursday.
In addition to being able to submit… Read more »
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