The maximum temporary total disability benefit in Oregon is increasing by 6.427% on July 1 to match the increase in the state’s average weekly wage.

The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits for a firefighter’s stress injury claim.

Case: Lawless v. Industrial Commission, No. 1 CA-IC 24-0009,

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the threshold used to determine when employment is casual is increasing on July 1, as is the maximum attorney

William M. Carero, a workers’ compensation administrative law judge in Oxnard, died April 24 at the age of 69.

Judge William M. Carero

The California Senate Appropriations Committee will review the fiscal implications of bills addressing subrogation rights, uninsured employers and premium fraud May 12.

The committee is

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