
Employers in Washington state would be required to continue paying health insurance premiums for injured workers, under bills introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Arizona lawmakers introduced bills for first responders to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder arose from employment, and to eliminate a provision that terminates survivors'
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The Oregon Court of Appeals said there was no evidence to support a finding that a carrier's interpretation of a doctor's ambiguous statement about an
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Injured workers receiving permanent total disability benefits, and dependents receiving survivor’s benefits, should receive a 2.3% increase in their monthly benefit rate this month, the
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The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge's award closing a claim with no permanent impairment was supported by reasonable evidence.
Case:
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The Arizona Court of Appeals published a decision setting aside an award that was based on a wage calculation that failed to account for what
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The Idaho Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a state ruling that cut off benefits to an injured worker, criticizing the legal standard applied after nearly
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine.
Case: Trujillo v. Luna Community
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A former City of San Francisco employee was sentenced to three years in state prison for defrauding the city out of more than $627,000, the District Attorney's
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