A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, penalties, attorney fees and costs to a diabetic worker who had to have his leg partially amputated after an on-the-job injury…
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker’s decision to proceed with surgery without an imaging study rendered moot her challenge to a denial of authorization for the imaging.
Case: Turner…
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined AAA Contractors $437,581 for safety violations following its investigation of a fatal trench collapse.
Surjit Gill, 36, was killed Sept. 7 when the…
Injured workers with low back pain whose injuries are covered by workers’ compensation reported the lowest improvement in function following physical therapy compared to patients covered by all other payment systems, according to study…
California lawmakers appear poised to deliberate whether to extend to full-time members of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s boating safety unit the same presumptions afforded to firefighters and law enforcement.
At…
The Minnesota Senate on Monday confirmed the appointment of Nicole Blissenbach as commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry.
Nicole Blissenbach
Blissenbach joined the department in June 2019 and has…