A Louisiana appellate court unanimously upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her injuries from shaking a cat toy but split on the question of when her benefits should…
The California Senate passed bills that would require that some utilization reviewers be licensed in the state and would extend a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable to additional…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was barred by res judicata from challenging the termination of his benefits years after the fact.
Case: Munoz v. Jermacans Style Inc.
The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a temp agency’s employee from maintaining a civil suit against her borrowing employer…
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill giving cannabis users similar employment protections as those California lawmakers bestowed upon Golden State residents in 2022.
Sen. Karen Keiser
Inslee on May 9…