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Schools and institutions helping retrain injured workers for new careers should be prohibited from outsourcing training to unvetted third parties, system observers said in response to rules proposed by the California Division of Workers' Compensation.
Commenters also suggested that the division clarify a proposal to require disclosure of financial interests when submitting bills, revise the rules to acknowledge the role support staff plays in vocational… Read more »
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The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the denial of a correctional officer’s claim for benefits for his COVID-19 infection.
Case: Holguin v. City of Henderson, No. 89345, 11/13/2025, published.
Facts: John Holguin worked as a correctional officer for the City of Henderson for 11 years.
In June 2021, Holguin was hospitalized and… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an insurance carrier’s petitions to modify the description of a worker’s injuries were properly granted and that liability for the worker’s award was properly split between two carriers.
Case: Factory Grinding Service Inc. v. Hanna, No. 1376 C.D. 2024, 11/07/2025, published.
Facts and… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the third-party claims against it.
Case: Cotroneo v. Van Wagner Sign Erectors LLC, No. 162038/15, 11/06/2025, published.
Facts: Cosmo Cotroneo worked as an electrician for… Read more »
The Indiana Court of Appeals said an employer could not take a direct appeal from the denial of its motion to dismiss a worker’s application for adjustment of claim.
Case: Speedway LLC v. Shedd, No. 25A-EX-1386, 11/07/2025, published.
Facts: Kendall Shedd worked for Speedway LLC. While she was outside the Speedway… Read more »
A merit selection panel recommended three candidates for Gov. Tim Walz to consider for appointment as the permanent chief administrative law judge at the Court of Administrative Hearings.
Walz in June appointed Tim O'Malley to serve as temporary chief judge until the appointment of a permanent successor to Jenny Star, who had been chief ALJ since… Read more »
The value of room and board paid to workers as part of their wages would default to the market rate for calculating benefits under a bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature.
Currently, board or lodging furnished by an employer is valued at $25 per week unless another amount is set at the time of hiring.
S3772, by Sen. Joseph Lagana, D-Paramus, would require that… Read more »The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to update guidelines outlining the reasonable and necessary medical treatment for mental health injuries.
The division is proposing to adopt the latest version of the Workplace Mental Health Guidelines that the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine updated on Oct. 1. The Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule currently refers to the ACOEM guidelines for mental health that were published in March 2019.
At… Read more »
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