Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill eliminating a requirement that injured workers seeking medical treatment must miss at least four hours before they’re allowed
… Read more »A California appellate court ruled that an elected city official’s claims for retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress should have been subjected to the
… Read more »An Arizona appellate court has set aside an award in a workers' compensation case involving a grocery store employee who suffered an injury that led to
… Read more »A California Senate committee will on June 14 hear testimony on bills that would extend authorization for carriers to deliver benefits using prepaid debit cards
… Read more »New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to serve as a workers’ compensation judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration.
Carrasco-Trujillo’s term begins June
… Read more »The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries said a $2 million fine assessed to Young Corp. is among the largest in the agency’s history.
… Read more »The Montana Department of Labor and Industry announced new workers’ compensation rates for the next fiscal year.
The department has approved $1,034 as the maximum
… Read more »The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of additional injuries from a workplace injury to her lower back.
Case: Vandom v. State
… Read more »Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, recently issued a general dividend of $15 million.
The carrier said this is its eighth consecutive dividend and
… Read more »The California Senate last week passed a bill that would request a study on the viability of linking workers’ compensation reimbursement for medical services to
… 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
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