by | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The California Senate can vote on a bill that would create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for park rangers and game wardens, after the upper chamber’s Appropriation Committee…
by | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for her alleged cumulative trauma injury to her arm and wrist, finding the opinion of her medical…
by | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Friday filed emergency rules outlining requirements for employers to protect their workers from wildfire smoke.
The rules require employers to monitor the…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 workers’ comp claims in California fell to a 16-month low in June, but the system has struggled with delayed reporting of COVID-related claims since the end of 2020, according…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Illinois Appellate Court overturned an award of costs and fees to business groups for their efforts to prohibit the Workers’ Compensation Commission from enforcing benefits to first responders and frontline…
by | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it is accepting applications for a qualified medical evaluator examination that will be held from Oct. 16-23.
The DWC said it will offer…