Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division is proposing permanent rules intended to stop the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces by requiring employers to institute a
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The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday reported that California’s workplace safety agency has incomplete data on COVID-19 infections and deaths that likely excludes essential workers who
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The presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder arose out of and in the course of employment would apply to dispatchers and California state hospital and developmental
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A pair of bills introduced in the Hawaii Legislature would create an exception to workers’ compensation as the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries when employers
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The board of directors for Oregon’s SAIF Corp. will discuss CEO recruitment during a Tuesday meeting as Kerry Barnett plans to retire later this year.
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A California appellate court denied a law firm’s motion to strike a malicious prosecution action filed against it because of its representation of an injured
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Foster Farms reported that a 50-year-old man died in an industrial accident Wednesday, according to a report by the Merced Sun-Star.
Mario Ramos Espinoza was
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted updated instructions for determining gainful employment as part of permanent disability evaluations.
Revised bulletin No. 342 includes the latest
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened online registration for its 57th annual meeting, which will be held virtually March 11.
Mark Schniepp
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