California and its workers’ comp system may have outlasted the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state’s recovery could be relatively slow as
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Businesses should prepare for more workplace inspections and increasing penalties for violations as President Biden’s administration may ramp up the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s
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Pinnacol Assurance would pay Colorado and its state worker pension fund more than a half-billion dollars combined, under the latest proposal to sever the carrier's ties
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California Senate committees on Monday passed a bill that would require certain contractors to purchase comp coverage, and another to extend a post-traumatic stress disorder presumption
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The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation approved a proposed study that will examine physical exposure and musculoskeletal injury risks for janitorial workers
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The California Department of Industrial Relations announced plans to conduct an in-depth study of its Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund on Thursday, the same day
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A recent New Hampshire Supreme Court decision finding federal law doesn’t preclude comp carriers from reimbursing injured workers for medical marijuana suggests the issue is
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A lack of in-person contact during the COVID-19 crisis may have stagnated the fight against unnecessary opioid use, but the emergence of telehealth has given
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation’s final Medical-Legal Fee Schedule proposal may represent a step forward, but it’s not as big a step as many
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The Florida Legislature convenes Tuesday and the workers' compensation bill that seems to be gaining the most attention is one that would force employee leasing
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