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  • State: California
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 60th annual meeting scheduled for March 19 in Oakland.

CWCI President Alex Swedlow

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A bill to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for emergency medical technicians in California was amended to revise dates because the

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  • State: Washington
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A bill introduced in Washington state would cut in half the disability duration needed to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits.

Injured workers in Washington are

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  • State: New Mexico
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a worker fired for poor performance was terminated for misconduct unrelated to her injury.

Case: Martin v. New

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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute named Gideon Baum, the former consultant to the state Senate committee that handled work comp bills, as its new chief

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  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Court of Appeals said that though an attorney fee award of $7,200 is a far cry from the $19,000 that was requested, substantial evidence

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The California workers’ compensation defense law firm of Duncan, Cassio, Lucchesi, Binkley and Van Doren announced that Lisa Madden has joined as a partner in

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  • State: Colorado
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported that the 89 fatal occupational injuries recorded in 2022 represent a 7.3% decrease compared to the 96 in

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  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published temporary rules and fee schedules adopting new medical billing codes for 2024.

The division adopted the American Medical Association’s

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  • State: Washington
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Thursday said it filed a formal update to workplace safety rules that aim to prevent catastrophic

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