by | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Friday filed emergency rules outlining requirements for employers to protect their workers from wildfire smoke.
The rules require employers to monitor the…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 workers’ comp claims in California fell to a 16-month low in June, but the system has struggled with delayed reporting of COVID-related claims since the end of 2020, according…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division issued an industry notice regarding statutory changes that will make some interpreters and translators eligible for benefits that they were previously excluded from receiving.
Gov. Kate Brown…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic will be treated as a catastrophic event in workers’ compensation loss cost and rate filings, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
Boca Raton, Florida-based NCCI announced…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
A New York appellate court ruled that the attorneys for an injured worker who belatedly filed a notice of claim due to a misunderstanding about where the accident had occurred…