The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a firefighter’s inability to earn overtime due to his industrial injury equates to being incapacitated from earning “full wages” in allowing him to reopen…
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was bound by the terms of the settlement conveyed by her attorney to the State Fund to resolve her claim for…
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was properly penalized for its failure to authorize a second surgery for an injured worker or pay temporary total disability benefits…
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the claims processing administrative cost factor will be 17.54% next year.
The factor is used to calculate reimbursement for carriers and self-insured employers that…
A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s claim for benefits against the owner of a property whom she identified as being one of her employers.
Case: Perez v. Jeane Family Properties…
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute announced that Sara Widener-Brightwell will succeed general counsel Ellen Sims Langille, who is retiring in May.
In her new role, Widener-Brightwell will manage CWCI’s internal and…