A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the award was adequately supported by the evidence presented

The Oregon Workers' Compensation Board announced that it is performing a periodic review of rules governing fees for attorneys who represent insurers and self-insured employers.

In addition to

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed Mitch Steiger and C. Bryan Little to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee.

Mitch Steiger

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was liable for a worker’s medical bills for treatment it had refused to cover but that it

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim or to receive