The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the denial of an injured teacher’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits.
Case: Lettis-Yilmaz v. Board of Trustees, No. A-1992-20, 08/23/2022, unpublished.
Facts: Laura Lettis-Yilmaz…
The California Senate is considering a bill that would limit the ability of businesses to make adverse employment decisions based on a person’s off-hour use of cannabis.
Assembly Bill 2188, by…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that doctors and their administrators will be required to use the web-based TXCOMP system to accept and manage designated doctor appointments and fill…
The California Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would expand the presumption that skin cancer is work-related for peace officers with the state departments of Fish and Wildlife and…
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld an award of interim benefits to a worker suffering from back pain after recovering from a compensable leg injury.
Case: Sentry Insurance Co. v. Godat,…
A requirement that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation revise its existing data collection processes to capture the date an injured worker is notified of a liability determination would be…