Supreme Court Overturns $3 Million Judgment for Worker’s Death
The Alabama Supreme Court overturned a $3 million judgment in a wrongful death case, finding that a worker’s failure to realize a safety device was missing from a machine was…
DWS Proposes 12% Rate Cut
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services proposed a 12% reduction in workers’ compensation base rates for 2025.
The department said the rate cut is possible in part because of House Bill…
Worker Gets No Referral for Evaluation of Noncompensable Condition
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon for evaluation of a condition that had not been accepted as compensable in a worker’s claim.
Case:…
Legislature Sends to Governor Proposed Pay Raise for Fraud Investigators
The California Legislature passed a bill that would increase salaries for Insurance Department fraud investigators.
The Senate on Aug. 26 voted 32-7 to pass AB 2872, which had not been amended…
Senators Float Classifying Substance Abuse as Occupational Hazard
Two senators in Connecticut announced plans to introduce legislation that would treat substance abuse as an occupational hazard.
“If a worker is injured on the job, they receive treatment, but if…