A Florida lawmaker introduced legislation that would double the number of consent-to-rate policies that workers’ compensation carriers are allowed to write.
Sen. Keith L. Truenow
State law currently allows carriers to…
A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a worker was only entitled to a 12.5% schedule loss of use award for a knee injury due to a prior…
A federal appellate court overturned an award of damages for a worker’s death from an overdose of illegal drugs after he ran out of his prescription pain medications for his…
The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s protest to an order closing his claim as untimely.
Case: Mercier v. Department of Labor and Industries, No. 59483-8-II, 11/12/2025,…
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a fall as she was exiting a car after returning from lunch.
Case: Krutzsch v. Franciscan…
Southern California continues to have higher frequency and a higher concentration of more complex claims involving medical-legal services and litigation, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau said in its 11th…