
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker even though he was heavily intoxicated when he fell from a ladder.
Case: Matter
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A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its decision from last month finding that a trial judge prejudicially erred in excluding the testimony
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The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration announced that Doug Christopherson was appointed as the agency's newest judge.
Doug Christopherson
Christopherson will fill the
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported that medical payments per claim in Indiana were higher than typical among the 17 states included in a recent
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Pennsylvania lawmakers sent Gov. Josh Shapiro bills that would make direct deposit the default way to pay work comp benefits and make it easier for
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Declines in opioid use among injured workers exceeded the decline among the overall population from 2017 to 2023, the California Workers' Compensation Institute reports.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that insurers, agents and brokers can access recently published 2025 experience modifications for policyholders.
Insurers, agents
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Workers’ compensation defense firm Reinisch Wilson Weier is holding a one-day educational seminar in November that will cover case law affecting the Washington state workers’
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A New York appellate court ruled that none of the defendants in a Labor Law action was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in a Labor Law claim by a worker injured by a falling tree.
Case: Ells v.
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