The California Division of Workers’ Compensation would be required to post its medical director’s annual analysis of medical-legal reports to its website, under a recently
… Read more »A bill that would allow Ohio employers to post certain workplace notices on their company websites is heading to the governor.
Employers in Ohio are
… Read more »A California Senate committee on Wednesday passed bills that would require annual cost-of-living adjustments in permanent partial disability benefits and create a presumption that certain
… Read more »The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board posted a notice to the state job website soliciting applications to fill three workers’ compensation judge positions in San
… Read more »The number of eligible applications for independent medical review increased to 148,106 in 2024 from 133,093 in 2023, and the proportion of decisions affirming the underlying
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a volunteer firefighter was entitled to benefits for his cancer.
Case: Lake Ariel Volunteer Fire Company v. Rae
… Read more »The Arizona Court of Appeals rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute governing billing for medical treatment and found that a carrier was not liable for
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to additional imaging studies and an evaluation by another doctor.
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his unwitnessed scaffold accident.
Case: Mederos v. 147
… Read more »An Illinois appeals court reversed an order that dismissed a civil tort claim, remanding the case for the trial court to determine whether the person who allegedly
… Read more »Jun 14-28, 2025
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