Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that its board of directors elected Akasha Absher as its chairwoman.

Akasha Absher

Absher is co-president and head

A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s right shoulder and arm injuries are compensable, but they should not have been treated as nonschedule injuries.

Case: Bridgestone

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill that immediately made it a misdemeanor for employers to submit false payroll reports to reduce their workers’ compensation

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder.

Case: