
A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred a contractor’s employee from bringing suit against his employer’s client for his injuries from a
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An Arizona appellate court overturned a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a police officer for his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Case: Russell v. City
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The California Senate passed bills that would extend COVID-19 presumptions for another year and expand the list of first responders eligible for a presumption that
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Self-insured employers, insurance carriers and the state’s second injury fund will be required to reimburse witnesses testifying at their request starting Oct. 1, the Industrial
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California exterminators will have to file proof of workers’ compensation coverage or submit a statement declaring they have no employees to operate in the state,
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Firefighters for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability, under a
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Federal prosecutors announced that a chiropractor who accepted kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach and solicited kickbacks from another hospital was sentenced to 14
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California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills creating a panel to study the economic and occupational impacts of high heat and simplify the procedure for
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Presumptions that California lawmakers enacted in 2020 to help determine when COVID-19 arose from employment would remain in place for one more year instead of
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division issued bulletins announcing the adoption of forms needed for processing claims and reporting medical data.
The WCD in Bulletin No.
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