Injured workers represented by attorneys reported worse physical health and recovery scores than those without legal representation, according to a new report by the Workers Compensation
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is holding a hearing Dec. 3 to take testimony on proposed rules that would implement Labor Code
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Seven construction contractors have been cited for willful and serious safety violations related to excavation hazards at a large jobsite in Monroe, according to an
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A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board denying the reopening, rehearing or reconsideration of a worker’s claim.
Case: Matter
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A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a transit worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder triggered by cleaning up the blood from a
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The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a compensable back injury, even though he was "a dubious historian."
Case: Wood
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The Oklahoma Attorney General said state lawmakers can decide how to spend nearly $500,000 held in a pair of funds created as part of the
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Monday announced the standards it will use for profile audit review of adjusting locations throughout the state in
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a 24% increase in a worker’s permanent impairment from the second of two back injuries.
Case: Lawhon
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Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State's Attorney arrested three business owners Friday on suspicion of workers' compensation fraud.
Luis Pomaquiza, 42, of Southington; Jordan Tyler, 36,
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