The act of hiring an attorney was sufficient evidence to find that the health of an injured worker did not preclude him from comprehending the
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Cannabis treatment for work-related ailments may replace unsuccessful traditional approaches and increase as a growing number of workers ask courts and public agencies to reimburse for medical
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld a determination that a delivery truck driver suffered an aggravation, not a recurrence, of a prior back injury.
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Following a California legislative session that featured several high-profile pieces of potentially impactful workers’ compensation legislation, a relatively modest set of bills is headed to
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Workers’ comp attorneys with expertise in affirmative defense options are more likely to successfully defend an employer’s case against a claim, lawyers from a California firm
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that average payments for all comprehensive medical-legal evaluations climbed 67% under the new fee schedule that was approved earlier
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California’s Fraud Assessment Commission on Wednesday approved a 10% increase to an employer-funded assessment that finances prosecutors who investigate workers’ compensation fraud.
By a 4-2
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Frictional costs in California's workers' comp system have declined in recent years, but they remain much higher than any other comp jurisdiction or state benefit-delivery
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The California Supreme Court said Qualcomm Inc. owed no duty to a contractor’s employee who suffered third-degree burns after he triggered an arc flash from
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Workers’ comp carriers that offer coverage in California aren’t doing enough to help law enforcement investigate and prosecute alleged fraudsters, said a group of district
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