Nearly half of the more than 78,000 claims for COVID-19 and more than half of the 422 fatalities reported since the pandemic started involved first
… Read more »A Georgia senator revived a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder after a similar measure died in
… Read more »North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper nominated Myra L. Griffin for reappointment as a member of the North Carolina Industrial Commission for a second six-year term
… Read more »The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced that a federal grand jury indicted the former owner of a medical supply and
… Read more »The Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker but vacated her award of permanent partial disability benefits.
Case: French v.
… Read more »A bankruptcy judge in Texas ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to partial summary judgment opposing the efforts of the trustee for a defunct
… Read more »Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier announced that Alexis Bakofsky was appointed chief of staff of the Office of Insurance Regulation.
Bakofsky most recently served as
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of a worker’s claim against the Second Injury Fund for permanent total disability benefits.
Case: Swafford v.
… Read more »The Texas Department of Insurance on Thursday announced the adoption of amendments to the National Council on Compensation Insurance Basic Manual for Workers’ Compensation and
… Read more »A Florida appellate court overturned an award of payment for providers who treated a worker after an on-the-job injury.
Case: Arrez Brothers Carpentry LLC v.
… Read more »Aug 14-17, 2024
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS) is combining its two conferences, PI …
Sep 23-26, 2024
The IAIABC invites you to the IAIABC 110th Convention, "Passport to Solutions". The IAIABC Convent …
Oct 20-22, 2024
Join us for the 2024 Annual Conference hosted by the National Association of Occupational Health P …