The Georgia Court of Appeals revived part of a worker’s claims for mesothelioma against the owners of three properties where he had allegedly been exposed to asbestos.
Case: Sinyard v. Georgia…
The Alaska state House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase the cap on permanent impairment benefits by more than 54%, to $273,000 from $177,000.
Rep. Andy Josephson
The House…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation said injured worker requests to reprocess denied claims for COVID-19 are due June 14.
Senate Bill 22 created a presumption that COVID-19 is a work-related…
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed three members to the California Insurance Guarantee Association board of governors and one member to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee.
Jeremy Smith
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation updated the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to adopt changes made by Medicare.
The division’s order,…