DIR Holding Workshop on Lump Sum Rules
The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations is holding a workshop Feb. 27 on proposed rules allowing lump sum payments for some injured workers permanently disabled on or after July 1,…
Court Says Employer Should Have Authorized Alternate Care for Injured Worker
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an employer should have authorized alternate care for an injured worker.
Graciela DeMaldonado worked as a custodian for the Waterloo Community School…
County Dismisses Fraud Charges Filed Against Actress
Criminal prosecutors in Southern California dismissed fraud charges filed against an actress accused of receiving $90,000 in benefits while working on a television show.
Q’Orianka Kilcher
The Los Angeles County District…
Lawmakers Reintroduce Presumption Expansion Proposals Vetoed Last Session
California lawmakers introduced bills containing provisions that would expand the types of workers workers covered by post-traumatic stress disorder and skin cancer presumptions that are similar to measures Gov. Gavin…
Worker’s Disqualification from Receiving Benefits Barred Him from Collecting SLU Award
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s permanent disqualification from receiving indemnity benefits prevented him from receiving an award for a schedule loss of use of…