A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s settlement with his employer exhausted his administrative remedies and that he could proceed with a
… Read more »A federal workplace safety investigation revealed that a 35-year-old farmworker died from heat illness on a Duette, Florida, farm in April 2022, the U.S. Occupational
… Read more »The National Council on Compensation Insurance on Wednesday filed its recommendation for an 8.4% rate level decrease for workers’ compensation, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
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… Read more »A Florida company was sentenced in federal court on a criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that an in-state insurance carrier did not owe coverage for an out-of-state worker’s accident that happened in Louisiana.
Case: Texas
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted links and other information for a public meeting to discuss informally proposed changes to the designated doctor program
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against his alleged statutory employers, finding no employment relationship existed.
Case: Taylor v. Armstrong,
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that doctors and their administrators will be required to use the web-based TXCOMP system to accept and manage
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation informally proposed regulatory amendments to clarify designated doctor program billing requirements.
The DWC said in a statement that the
… Read more »An owner and a manager at a restaurant in East Austin were both indicted for their roles in an alleged scheme to defraud a workers’ compensation
… Read more »Aug 14-17, 2024
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS) is combining its two conferences, PI …
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The IAIABC invites you to the IAIABC 110th Convention, "Passport to Solutions". The IAIABC Convent …
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Join us for the 2024 Annual Conference hosted by the National Association of Occupational Health P …