The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations cannot reject an appeal as untimely based on its “sent” date for a
… Read more »The Hawaii Court of Appeals revived an injured health care worker’s untimely claim for her tuberculosis infection.
Case: Weis v. Pali Momi Medical Center, No.
… Read more »The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that ongoing wage growth more than offset a decrease in charged rates to help boost direct written premium for
… Read more »Self-insured employers and the State of California increased market shares based on claim counts reported to the Workers’ Compensation Information System, according to the latest
… Read more »The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Monday published a bulletin explaining how to calculate self-insured employer premium assessments for the upcoming fiscal year.
Self-insureds can
… Read more »The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits could not be thrown out as untimely because he was actively
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday announced that education credits are available for three of its online training modules.
In February, the DWC
… Read more »The California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee unanimously passed bills that would allow electronic signatures in Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Proceedings and require
… Read more »Colorado Gov. Jared Polis enacted a bill that will increase the cap on combined temporary disability and permanent partial disability benefits by 100% or more.
… Read more »The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health reminded employers of their obligations to keep workers safe from high temperatures as the first heat wave of
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