Rand Corp. said it is unable to provide recommendations about whether COVID-19 presumptions and other provisions in SB 1159 were the optimal response to the pandemic, but some of its…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed revisions to two electronic data interchange forms.
Carriers are required to report claim and medical billing data to the…
A California appellate court revived a worker’s civil suit against a general contractor for injuries he sustained while working for a subcontractor on a construction site.
Case: Calantropio v. Devcon Construction…
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to have “bilateral shoulders” added as a compensable component of her claim without a specific diagnosis.
Case: Whitt…
A bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives would require treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in peace officers, firefighters and state troopers as part of workers’ compensation benefit eligibility.
HF 4026,…