An employee at an ice cream shop in Corvallis, Oregon, lost three fingers in a workplace accident on March 15, according to ABC TV affiliate KEZI in
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system
… Read more »California workplace safety officials issued 18 citations, including six for willful-serious violations, to Parter Medical Products Inc. for failing to protect its employees from overexposure to
… Read more »The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is proposing to lower the temperature that triggers the requirement for employers to provide outdoor workers with
… Read more »The Court of Appeal for the 4th District of California has ordered publication of its decision from earlier this month finding that a workers’ compensation insurance
… Read more »The Industrial Commission of Arizona would be required to create a unit to investigate workers’ compensation fraud, under a bill moving through the Legislature.
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… Read more »Minors injured while working illegally in Colorado would be allowed to sue their employers in tort while pursuing workers’ compensation benefits, under a bill the
… Read more »Since 2014, the percentage of indemnity claims involving a major surgery in the first two years has declined 1 percentage point per year, falling from
… Read more »The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier neither accepted nor denied coverage for treatment to a teacher’s low back by issuing an acceptance of
… Read more »A California appellate court upheld orders requiring two employers convicted of fraud to pay restitution to their insurance companies for lost premiums caused by false payroll
… Read more »Mar 29 – Apr 1, 2023
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