CWCI Opens Registration for 62nd Annual Meeting
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 62nd annual meeting, being held March 26 in Sacramento.
Sarah Bohn
The theme of the 2026 meeting is “When Old Models No…
Federal Court Rejects Employer’s Challenge to Black Lung Award
A federal appellate court denied an employer’s challenge to a worker’s black lung benefits, holding that the judge’s finding of total disability was supported by the worker’s pulmonary evaluation results.
Case: Clinchfield…
Bill Would Make Prepaid Card Option Permanent
A California lawmaker introduced a bill that would indefinitely extend authorization for employers to use prepaid debit cards to pay indemnity benefits.
AB 1683, introduced Monday by the Assembly Insurance Committee,…
Board Must Determine Hog Farm Employee’s ‘Task Loss’
The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a hog farm employee had suffered wage loss after an on-the-job injury and remanded for the Workers’ Compensation Board to revisit…
Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim; Defendants’ 3rd-Party Claim Dismissed
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder, as well as the dismissal…
Conflicting Evidence Prevents Summary Judgment in Labor Law Dispute
A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment could not be granted in a Labor Law dispute because of conflicting evidence on whether the worker was required to perform his…