The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a bulletin announcing 2027 assessment rates, which are unchanged from 2026.
The division announced that the premium assessment rate for 2027 will remain at 9.8%.
The…
Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney arrested three business owners Friday on suspicion of workers’ compensation fraud.
Luis Pomaquiza, 42, of Southington; Jordan Tyler, 36, of Marlborough; and Solomon Sade, age 47, of…
Oregon’s Medical Advisory Committee is meeting Friday.
Committee members are scheduled to review an update from a subcommittee deliberating the compensability of lumbar artificial disc replacements.
The committee will also discuss and…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder.
Case: De Souza v. 4720…
A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a university employee’s injury that happened during a costume contest at a mandatory work meeting was not compensable.
Case: Mirretti v. IWCC, No. 3-26-0126WC, 10/13/2026, unpublished.
Facts:…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injury from trying to prevent a beam from falling.
Case:…