
Five years after a deep-red Republican Legislature made cuts to the already-tight workers' compensation benefits in Kansas, worker advocates are celebrating a victory in improved death
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OAKLAND — A labor-management panel on Thursday asked its staff to come up with a list of ways to ensure that $120 million in supplemental benefits
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Insurance groups are marshaling forces to defeat legislation that they say would loosen federal restrictions on compounding pharmacies and send medication costs soaring.
Although the
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau announced Wednesday that it will propose a 7.2% mid-year pure premium rate decrease for the California market, which would be
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed into law a bill restricting the prescription of opioids to injured workers, the most recent move in the
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A plan by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation to audit physicians' prescribing habits in coming months is not such a bitter pill to swallow,
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has rolled out a long-awaited fee schedule regulation for interpretive services, which emphasizes the use of certified interpreters and
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Iowa this week became the sixth state to put its stamp of approval on the burgeoning gig economy, classifying more workers as independent contractors. The
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Christine Baker, director of the California Department of Industrial Relations since 2011, has retired.
Christine Baker
André Schoorl, undersecretary of the state’s
… Read more »State correctional officers would soon be classified as public safety employees, which would essentially double their permanent partial disability benefits, under legislation that passed the
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Rafael Gonzalez, Esq. and John V. Cattie, Jr., will provide practical, real-world guidance to help …
Jul 7-9, 2026
Register Now! The CCWC Annual Conference: Legislative & Educational Forum creates opportunities f …
Jul 30, 2026
Celebrate the season with AWCP’s Summer Fun on the River, an evening of great company, waterfront …