An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from a decision rendered after a hearing she did not attend because
… Read more »Payments for medical-legal services increased more than the 25% anticipated by the Division of Workers’ Compensation under the Medical Legal Fee Schedule that took effect
… Read more »California employers would be illegally discriminating against injured workers if they deny requests to let them miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries, under
… Read more »The California Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday afternoon passed bills that would allow county and special district park rangers to receive full-pay salary continuation benefits
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s failure to disclose his intermittent and uncompensated assistance to his wife at craft shows did not
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that 133,093 eligible applications for independent medical review were filed in 2023, the second-lowest amount since all dates
… Read more »The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that an insurer was obligated to modify its notice of acceptance upon receipt of a report that clearly identified
… Read more »A California appellate court determined that the Privette doctrine entitled the defendants in a civil suit to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries
… Read more »The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Monday said there’s a lack of evidence to support a legislative proposal to create a presumption that heat injuries
… Read more »The Maryland Appellate Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of occupational disease and accidental injury from his alleged chemical exposure.
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