A California appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erroneously found a worker’s request for a qualified medical evaluator panel to be premature.
Case: Trigueros v. WCAB (Gonzalez Ag.
Workers’ compensation defense firm Reinisch Wilson Weier PC is hosting free webinars in April covering topics that include joint injuries, new independent medical examiner rules and spinal conditions.
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In a case of first impression, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s rotator cuff tear was a scheduled shoulder injury following a statutory amendment for determining the award…
A divided Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that a worker who sought additional medical benefits within one year of his last receipt of disability benefits timely filed his claim.
Case: Wynne v.
Colorado lawmakers could consider legislation that would require workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers to protect injured workers’ mental health records.
HB 1354, introduced Thursday, defines “mental health records” as psychological…
Prosecutors in Indiana announced that a medical marketer from California was ordered to pay $3.3 million in restitution after pleading guilty to paying kickbacks to physicians who prescribed compound drugs…