The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker with concurrent employments was entitled to additional permanent partial disability benefits.
Case: Barnhart v. Montana State Fund, No. 2019-4816, 01/11/2022, published.
Facts: Tamara Barnhart worked…
The California Senate unanimously confirmed Katherine Zalewski for a six-year term on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Katherine Zalewski
The Senate voted 34-0 to confirm Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reappointment on Jan. 18.
Zalewski…
Lawmakers in Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska and South Dakota are considering bills that would explicitly shield payers from reimbursing injured workers for using medical cannabis.
A legislator in New Jersey, however, is…
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a bill that would require employers to provide information about their medical network to injured workers in certain circumstances, which is projected to have…
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act do not extend to a general contractor who is not the employee’s immediate employer.
Case: Munoz…