The number of hospitalizations covered by workers' compensation fell by 5.7% in 2021, continuing a trend in which comp hospitalizations declined at a faster pace
… Read more »The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for permanent disability benefits under the odd-lot doctrine.
Case: Rodriguez v. State ex rel.
… Read more »The Montana Supreme Court decided that the Workers' Compensation Court erred when it ruled that a permanently partially disabled worker's aggregate wages, calculated at the time
… Read more »The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation announced that commissioner Sean McNally will serve as chairman in 2023.
… Read more »Injured workers in California will be reimbursed 65.5 cents per mile for any travel related to medical treatment or the evaluation of injuries after Jan.
… Read more »Injured workers receiving permanent total disability benefits and dependents receiving survivor’s benefits should receive a 2.3% increase in their monthly benefit rate in January, the
… Read more »California written premium through the first nine months of 2022 is 15% above that for the first nine months of 2021, driven by higher wages
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the inpatient hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate additional changes in
… Read more »The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that about 1,000 more claims for COVID-19 were filed in November than in October, marking the first month-to-month increase since
… Read more »Construction firms in Oregon and Washington state were cited and fined for failing to provide fall protection for their workers.
The Washington State Department of
… Read more »Oct 11, 2024
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Oct 20-22, 2024
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