A Washington state roofing company faces more than $300,000 in fines after a worker fell from a two-story roof and was injured, the latest in a string
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The California Department of Insurance is holding a public hearing on June 10 on a recommendation to increase the advisory pure premium rate for policies
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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.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill that requires carriers and self-insured employers to make a lump-sum payment of a permanent partial disability award if
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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,
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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
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The California Senate Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file bills addressing regular updates to permanent partial disability benefits and the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule.
The
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William M. Carero, a workers’ compensation administrative law judge in Oxnard, died April 24 at the age of 69.
Judge William M. Carero
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The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill that would maintain the accreditation program through 2036 for health care providers treating injured workers.
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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
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