The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld a law amended in 2018 that cuts off workers’ compensation disability payments once claimants turn 70 years old because
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Topical analgesics used to treat injured employees have driven up workers’ comp costs in recent years, even though federal health officials have not approved many
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A proposal that would require parties in Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund cases to meet and confer 30 days before a mandatory settlement conference could benefit
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A California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board proposal to formalize a permanent option for virtual hearings could improve efficiency and cut down on travel costs, but
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Representatives from app-based driving companies who do business in California said they are appealing a ruling from a superior court judge who said a relatively
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California’s Supreme Court said it would not create a third exemption to the so-called Privette doctrine that would expose to liability a party hiring an
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Despite decades of relevant case law and several rounds of regulatory rehashing, California workers’ compensation stakeholders on both sides of the courtroom still often misunderstand
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The California Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday moved to its suspense file a bill that would expand the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a
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North Dakota earlier this month became the first state to define physical therapists as health care providers within its workers’ compensation system, a development that
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Companies that install employee-focused claims models and use analytics to improve claims efficiency are more likely to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic than organizations that
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