The California Division of Workers' Compensation adjusted the pathology and clinical lab section of the medical fee schedule and the prescription drug formulary in the
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee is meeting on July 16.
Committee members are scheduled to discuss issues relating to topical
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a cancer-stricken volunteer firefighter’s claim for benefits was time-barred.
Case: Gilbert v. South Whitehall Township (WCAB),
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The Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions finding that insurers in run-off are not precluded from receiving second-injury reimbursements, and the state's insolvent
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The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Wednesday announced the elimination of the requirement to submit the physical notice of election form under
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A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s claims for wrongful termination and workers’ compensation retaliation.
Case: Thornton v. City of
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability for his Labor Law claims,
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A Louisiana appellate court revived a claim for damages for a stevedore’s alleged industrial asbestos exposure.
Case: May v. Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc., No.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a doctor’s request for a worker to receive an oral medication prescribed for lung diseases.
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The number of employees working for private self-insured companies fell 3.9% in 2024, while the number of claims they filed fell 7.4%, resulting in private
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