Lawmakers in Washington state filed legislation designed to improve return-to-work outcomes for injured workers.
House Bill 2127, a bill requested by the State Department of
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding its next qualified medical evaluator exam in April.
The DWC said it will offer in-person, computer-based testing
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 60th annual meeting scheduled for March 19 in Oakland.
CWCI President Alex Swedlow
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A bill to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for emergency medical technicians in California was amended to revise dates because the
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A bill introduced in Washington state would cut in half the disability duration needed to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits.
Injured workers in Washington are
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a worker fired for poor performance was terminated for misconduct unrelated to her injury.
Case: Martin v. New
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute named Gideon Baum, the former consultant to the state Senate committee that handled work comp bills, as its new chief
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The Oregon Court of Appeals said that though an attorney fee award of $7,200 is a far cry from the $19,000 that was requested, substantial evidence
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The California workers’ compensation defense law firm of Duncan, Cassio, Lucchesi, Binkley and Van Doren announced that Lisa Madden has joined as a partner in
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