An Arizona appellate court overturned a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a police officer for his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Case: Russell v. City
… Read more »The California Senate passed bills that would extend COVID-19 presumptions for another year and expand the list of first responders eligible for a presumption that
… Read more »Self-insured employers, insurance carriers and the state’s second injury fund will be required to reimburse witnesses testifying at their request starting Oct. 1, the Industrial
… Read more »California exterminators will have to file proof of workers’ compensation coverage or submit a statement declaring they have no employees to operate in the state,
… Read more »Firefighters for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection would be eligible to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability, under a
… Read more »Federal prosecutors announced that a chiropractor who accepted kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach and solicited kickbacks from another hospital was sentenced to 14
… Read more »California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills creating a panel to study the economic and occupational impacts of high heat and simplify the procedure for
… Read more »Presumptions that California lawmakers enacted in 2020 to help determine when COVID-19 arose from employment would remain in place for one more year instead of
… Read more »The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division issued bulletins announcing the adoption of forms needed for processing claims and reporting medical data.
The WCD in Bulletin No.
… Read more »A requirement that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation revise its existing data collection processes to capture the date an injured worker is notified of
… Read more »Oct 11, 2024
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Oct 20-22, 2024
Join us for the 2024 Annual Conference hosted by the National Association of Occupational Health P …