The California Senate labor policy committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require certain first responders to receive at least two-thirds of the amount
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension to an injured firefighter, finding the denial went against the manifest weight of the
… Read more »The Texas Supreme Court said a negligence claim against a nonsubscribing employer is an action to recover damages that is distinct from an action to
… Read more »A California appellate court resurrected a former Los Angeles police officer’s Fair Employment and Housing Act claim, finding that the trial court went too far
… Read more »The Hawaii Supreme Court held that a landlord failed to rebut the presumption that a tenant who performed maintenance work under a lease agreement was
… Read more »The California Assembly Insurance Committee passed a handful of comp bills Wednesday, including a measure supporters say could reduce employers’ annual Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust
… Read more »Injured workers seeking benefits from California’s second injury fund would be required to prove that they suffered a negative impact from the preexisting disability, under
… Read more »A California appeals court affirmed a jury’s finding that the Los Angeles Police Department failed to engage in the interactive process to find a reasonable
… Read more »A federal court in Sacramento found that the owners of a labor organization convicted of fraud are not entitled to a new trial even though
… Read more »The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that the number of qualified medical evaluators increased 16% from 2019 to 2024, but the number of requests for
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