Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro on Wednesday agreed to plead guilty to a felony mail fraud charge for knowingly paying a provider suspended from California’s workers’ compensation system…
The Arizona Court of Appeals published a decision setting aside an award that was based on a wage calculation that failed to account for what the injured worker was reasonably…
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge’s award closing a claim with no permanent impairment was supported by reasonable evidence.
Case: Theophile Tenuda v. Industrial Commission of…
The Internal Revenue Service increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile, increasing the amount employers in some states must reimburse injured workers for medical travel.
Workers’ compensation…
The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that the statutory cap on fee awards does not violate the separation-of-powers doctrine.
Case: Trujillo v. Luna Community College, No. A-1-CA-39842, 12/18/2025, published.
Facts and…
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the ability of an insurance carrier to rescind its acceptance of a worker’s claim and deny liability after discovering he had failed to disclose…