Montana lawmakers passed a bill that would lower the ownership threshold for officers at private corporations and managers of limited liability companies to be exempted from workers’ compensation.
Most employers in…
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a remote public hearing May 18 to gather testimony on proposed changes to its medical fee schedule.
Changes the department is considering…
A narrowly divided Arkansas Court of Appeals held that appeals from Workers’ Compensation Commission decisions are subject to a procedural rule allowing for an extension of time for filing a…
By Steve Nichols, News Contributor
While Texas workers’ compensation system users await data about the implementation of virtual benefit review conferences, some practitioners have reported mixed results with remotely held conferences.
Brandi…
A policy committee of the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would require contractors to disclose the classification codes endorsed on their workers’ compensation policies.
Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes
The Assembly Business…
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of benefits to an injured worker without apportioning any of his impairment to a preexisting degenerative back condition.
Case: Murray American Energy…