Latest Work Comp News

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday approved a 6.6% rate hike. Commissioner Ricardo Lara Lara approved an advisory pure premium rate […]

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling […]

The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s claim for benefits was subject to forfeiture because he willfully made false statements […]

The Florida Supreme Court said an appellate court applied an inappropriate analysis in overturning benefits awarded to a rental car manager who was shot by an […]

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a referral to a neurosurgeon and the closure of a worker’s claim for temporary total […]

The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker with a broken toe from the date of her injury until she reached […]

The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated several sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment […]

The California Division of Workers' Compensation is accepting applications for the next qualified medical evaluator examination, scheduled for October. The […]

The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously upheld a determination that a worker’s condition had worsened to the point that he was entitled to permanent total […]

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker for his bladder and kidney urothelial cancer. Case: West Virginia […]