A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with a permanent partial disability waited too long to request an extreme hardship redetermination.
Case: Matter of Jackson v. New York Foundling…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a ranch hand’s tick-borne illness was a compensable occupational disease.
Case: Mohler v. Young, No. H304058, 01/28/2026, published.
Facts: Jonathan Mohler worked as a ranch…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed draft regulations regarding disability accommodations that include a process to request blanket authorization for remote appearances before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Only the…
A California lawmaker is bringing back a proposal that would make denying an injured worker’s request to receive treatment during working hours a form of discrimination.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose,…
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision, ruled that a police officer’s duty disability benefits could not be offset by the workers’ compensation benefits he already received.
Kurt Lacina…
Utah lawmakers are sending the governor a bill that would create a Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund that, among other things, aims to reduce workers’ compensation costs.
The fund created by…