The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review based on her failure to comply with the minimum pleading requirements for such filings.
Case: Chuhan v. Ergosafe…
A Texas appellate court ruled that a suit against a nonsubscribing employer constitutes “an action to collect workers’ compensation benefits under the workers’ compensation law” for purposes of designating a…
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a manufacturer of industrial gas $201,573 for what the agency called a preventable explosion that injured five workers and several first responders.
OSHA…
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported 2,438 claims for COVID-19 were filed through Oct. 31, as well as 29 claims for adverse reactions to a vaccine.
The WCS reported in the…
Rebounding statewide employment and mandatory reporting of COVID-19 infections at work sites helped drive a 25.6% increase in the nonfatal work injury and illness rate per 100 full-time employees in…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation opened a second 15-day comment period for proposed rules that would modify its qualified medical evaluator regulations.
The division said it is proposing additional changes…