The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of occupational disease-dependent death benefits to a worker’s widow.
Case: Appalachian Boiler & Fab LLC v. Caruthers,
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania continues to reject repetitive challenges to the constitutionality of the state's new impairment rating evaluation process.
Case: Kittles v. City
… Read more »The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that when a worker is injured in the course of his employment by the acts of an underinsured third-party tortfeasor, workers’ compensation
… Read more »About 15% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments involved treatment for long COVID symptoms, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported.
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… Read more »For the second time, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a Southern California judge failed to consider the fair market value of services
… Read more »The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission used an appropriate methodology to calculate a worker’s average weekly wages but miscalculated the amount
… Read more »Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injuries.
Case: Noborikawa v. Host International Inc., No.
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker with a back injury.
Case: Helmandollar v. Blackhawk Mining LLC,
… Read more »The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a housekeeper for a respiratory injury brought on by wearing a used face mask during
… Read more »California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation allowing carriers to continue using prepaid debit cards for payment of temporary and permanent disability benefits.
At the same
… Read more »Feb 5-7, 2025
February 5, 2025 – February 7, 2025. The Business Insurance World Captive Forum, established in 1 …
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …
Mar 20 – Apr 21, 2025
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce that registration fo …