
While many individual states have enacted days-supply limits on initial opioid prescriptions for acute pain, legislation introduced in Congress last week would make a three-day
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Washington state firefighters and police officers would be eligible for benefits if they suffer post-traumatic stress syndrome and would also enjoy a presumption that their PTSD
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The West Virginia Industrial Council is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to remove Rebecca Roush, chief administrative law judge in the Workers' Compensation Office
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A long-gestating proposal to grant Florida first responders access to workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder has gained new momentum in the wake of
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The average cost of medical-legal services may be declining for the first time in a decade, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute analysis of
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The board of directors of AmTrust Financial Services has approved a $2.7 billion deal to privatize the company through an acquisition of all common stock
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Though courts in neighboring states have ruled that workers' compensation carriers cannot be held liable in civil court for the unreasonable denial or delaying of
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California regulatory agencies are on board with the state auditor’s recommendations on how to improve efforts to combat workers’ compensation fraud.
Carriers and employers, however, aren't exactly on
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Although some say the care of injured workers could be improved if clinicians involved in claims administration had access to state-run prescription drug databases, only
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The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed the Workers' Compensation Board's denial of a 911 dispatcher's post-traumatic stress disorder claim, finding that the board had not
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The Combined Claims Conference will take place from May 19-20, 2026 in Orange County! The Combined …
May 21, 2026
Stay up to date on latest legal developments with S. Isaac Escobedo, Esq. and Steven J. Rosendin, …
Jun 12, 2026
Get ready to “Be the Ball!” at AWCP’s 27th Annual Caddyshack Classic. Spend the day at Lincoln Hil …