The December spike in COVID-19 claims continues to grow and has pushed the total number of pandemic-related claims for 2020 past 103,000, the California Workers’
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Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee will review three workers’ compensation bills and data relating to claims for COVID-19 during a Feb. 5 meeting.
Committee members will
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The Department of Labor and Industries has fined a Yakima-area fruit company more than $150,000 for violating COVID-19 safety regulations.
L&I fined Evans Fruit Co.
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A bill introduced in the Montana Legislature would increase workers’ compensation death benefits for families of those who die on the job, Montana Public Radio reported.
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Game wardens and California state park workers with law enforcement responsibilities would be covered by the same skin cancer presumption that applies to city and
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division adopted permanent rules describing the scope of the investigation carriers must undertake before denying a claim for COVID-19.
The rules
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A committee in the Montana Senate on Wednesday voted 7-4 to pass a bill that would disallow workers’ compensation benefits for those who fail to disclose
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The Workers' Compensation Court of Montana upheld an insurance carrier’s objections to producing certain information in response to a worker’s discovery request.
Case: Ray v.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding a webinar Feb. 11 that will explore the impact of the prescription drug formulary that
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A California appellate court ruled that a construction supply company could not challenge the exoneration of a general contractor for a worker’s fatal accident.
Case:
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