A federal appellate court has again ruled that a contractor was immune from civil liability for injuries suffered by an employee of a crane company
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions.
Case: McKinney v. Little General Store Inc., No. 23-117,
… Read more »The California Legislature passed a bill that would increase salaries for Insurance Department fraud investigators.
The Senate on Aug. 26 voted 32-7 to pass AB
… Read more »The California Assembly passed a bill that would require some doctors who perform utilization reviews to be licensed in the state.
The Assembly on Thursday
… Read more »Two senators in Connecticut announced plans to introduce legislation that would treat substance abuse as an occupational hazard.
“If a worker is injured on the
… Read more »The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited trucking Wayne Transports Inc. after a worker died in a confined space.
Justin Erickson, 39, was found dead
… Read more »The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services reported that it received notice of 42 fatalities accepted for workers’ compensation benefits in 2023.
The 42
… Read more »The California Workers’ Compensation Institute published a report on trends in average benefit payments valued 24 months from the date of injury.
CWCI reports average
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claim for fees for the work her attorney did in securing benefits she was
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the modification of a worker’s status from totally to partially disabled.
Case: Hines v. Aria Health (WCAB), No. 708
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