The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for an alleged back injury due to his lack of credibility.
Case: Cecil v.
… Read more »A California appeals court annulled a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board order awarding benefits to a farmworker who was seriously injured while commuting home via a
… Read more »Washington state's workplace safety agency has fined Safeway more than $26,000 for alleged warehouse quota law violations, the first sanctions imposed under a 2024 law.
… Read more »The board of directors for Texas Mutual Insurance Co. approved a $330 million general dividend distribution in 2025.
Texas Mutual said dividend checks will be
… Read more »A policy committee in the California Senate passed an amended bill relating to premium fraud investigations.
The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted its filing recommending that the California insurance commissioner increase the advisory pure premium rate by 11.2%.
Increases in
… Read more »The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against his employer’s insurance agent for failing to secure coverage that would have
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that the attorney for an injured correctional officer was entitled to a fee based on the temporary total disability
… Read more »The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a firefighter who developed a disabling heart condition after she had
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding she did not prove that his traumatic brain injury from 32
… Read more »Jun 14-28, 2025
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