
A California man convicted of workers' compensation fraud was ordered to pay $132,023 in restitution, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced.
Gustavo Cisneros was
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Colorado has adopted more detailed documentation standards for psychological evaluations used in its workers’ compensation system, a move state officials say will improve consistency, clinical
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the closure of a worker’s claim for injuries from being punched in the jaw.
Case: Zawada v. Industrial Commission,
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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a contractor $128,345 for numerous violations, including repeated violations of fall protection standards.
Oregon OSHA said on
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An Idaho transformer manufacturer is facing nearly $1 million in penalties for allegedly not correcting hazards identified by federal inspectors.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and
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A Washington state lawmaker introduced legislation that would explicitly prohibit employers from steering injured workers to a specific provider by making such conduct a violation
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The Los Angeles County Superior Court erred when it found that California's insurance commissioner could require an insurer of last resort to offer incidental workers'
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Municipalities are bracing for the costs of a measure lawmakers passed during a special session that explicitly states harmful exposure is not required for presumptive
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California's largest workers' compensation carrier said some of the changes that the Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to its disability accommodation rules could create
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A Southern California deputy’s request for service-connected disability retirement for on-the-job back injuries was denied after he repeatedly refused recommended medical treatments.
Ventura County Deputy
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