Injured workers in Washington are expected to see a 5.9% increase in their time-loss and pension payments under the state’s workers’ compensation system beginning this
… Read more »A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured police officer’s disability discrimination claim after he was fired because the city believed he had
… Read more »The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not required to use only one physician to evaluate a discrete injury, but it has the burden
… Read more »The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported that maximum monthly benefits increased by 10.4% on Monday.
The maximum benefit increased to $5,630.43 for the fiscal year
… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California reported that the proportion of total loss payments going to indemnity benefits and medical treatment was unchanged
… Read more »The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s request to reopen her claim due to her failure to timely perfect her
… Read more »The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration extended the deadline to apply for a soon-to-be vacant judicial seat until Aug. 5.
The WCA in May announced
… Read more »California’s workers’ compensation system is failing firefighters who have post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a pair of news reports by nonprofit CalMatters.
No one tracks
… Read more »New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reappointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to a five-year term as a judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration.
Carrasco-Trujillo was initially appointed
… Read more »The Washington Court of Appeals has granted a motion by the Department of Labor and Industries to order the publication of a decision that upheld
… Read more »Sep 23-26, 2024
The IAIABC invites you to the IAIABC 110th Convention, "Passport to Solutions". The IAIABC Convent …
Oct 20-22, 2024
Join us for the 2024 Annual Conference hosted by the National Association of Occupational Health P …