Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent partial disability benefits, finding that the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board imposed the wrong standard…
The California Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow about 200 county park rangers to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability.
The Senate on Monday voted 37-0…
The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a 30-minute webinar on June 6 to discuss the impact of excessive heat on workplace injuries.
WCRI recently released a study measuring the extent…
A New York appellate court ruled that the application of a special consideration did not preclude a schedule loss of use value for a worker’s shoulder impairment resulting from a…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for a truck driver’s fatal heart attack.
Case: Dnistranskiy v. Brite Logistics Inc. (WCAB), No. 414 C.D. 2023, 05/10/2024,…
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the state insurance guaranty association was liable for covering the obligations of two insolvent insurance carriers for a worker’s mesothelioma.
Case: Ehlers v. Ports America…