The California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee unanimously passed bills that would allow electronic signatures in Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Proceedings and require
… Read more »Colorado Gov. Jared Polis enacted a bill that will increase the cap on combined temporary disability and permanent partial disability benefits by 100% or more.
… Read more »A divided California appellate court ruled that a building owner and a manager should have been granted summary judgment under the Privette doctrine, dismissing an
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation seeks public comment on changes to a trio of report forms.
The division said it has updated the following forms
… Read more »The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed $819,417 in penalties for a New Jersey contractor that it says has a history of exposing workers
… Read more »The New York Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow assistants for physical therapists and occupational therapists to treat injured workers.
The Senate on
… Read more »The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was partially disabled by carpal tunnel syndrome and the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission should address
… Read more »The Illinois General Assembly sent the governor a recently amended bill including provisions that would increase surcharges by 8% and charge the state attorney general
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for reconsideration of his unsuccessful claim for additional compensation.
Case: Matter of Persaud
… Read more »The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits.
Case: Cox v. Palmetto State Transportation, No.
… Read more »Jun 11-13, 2025
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