Colorado lawmakers are exploring new ways to allow Pinnacol Assurance to sell insurance in other states without severing ties with its home state, according to
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The California Assembly Appropriations Committee placed a hold on bills proposing to overhaul the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund and to allow injured workers to
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an independent medical examiner’s report did not need to be precluded from evidence.
Case: Matter of
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits and penalties to a worker for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization for an occipital nerve stimulator to treat a worker’s head injury.
Case: Marshall County Coal Resources
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The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would permanently allow employers to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards.
The Assembly on Thursday voted
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Inpatient hospitalization rates stabilized in 2024 after nearly a decade of steady declines, while spinal surgeries resumed a long-term downward trend after a brief interruption
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The Colorado Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would expand presumptive coverage for firefighters with cancer and make it harder for employers to rebut
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A Florida appellate court reinstated a worker’s petition for benefits, finding it was timely filed within one year of his last receipt of authorized medical treatment.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a coal mine worker’s bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v.
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