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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Worker Gets Benefits for Mysterious Fainting Spell

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who was injured in a spell of fainting from an unknown cause.

Case: Matter of Kelkay

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Friday, December 6, 2024

WCIRB Actuarial, Governing Committees Schedule Meetings

  • State: California
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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that its Actuarial Committee is meeting Tuesday and its Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday.

Members of

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Bill Proposes Safety Standards for Stone Slab Products

  • State: California
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A bill introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session aims to protect workers in stonecutting shops from exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

Senate Bill 20,

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Bill Proposes 4850 Time for Sacramento Park Rangers

  • State: California
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A California lawmaker introduced legislation to codify in statute full-pay salary continuation benefits for park rangers in Sacramento County just months after Gov. Gavin Newsom

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Employers of Adult Entertainers Face New Safety Regs in 2025

  • State: Washington
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Employers of adult entertainers will face new safety requirements, including panic buttons and improved security measures, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced.

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

CHSWC Meets Dec. 13

  • State: California
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Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation will hear during a Dec. 13 meeting an update on the California Department of Industrial

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

DWC Proposes Changes to Voucher Rules

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing changes to the rules governing the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits voucher.

Changes posted to the DWC's online

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

DWC Moves to CourtCall in March

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that all hearings currently held using telephone conference lines will transition to the CourtCall video platform, effective March

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Compensation Premium Rate to Increase 3.8%

  • State: Washington
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries on Tuesday announced that the average cost of workers’ compensation insurance will go up about 3.8% next

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Award as Frivolous

  • State: Utah
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The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a truck driver for his injuries from a crash, finding that his employer’s challenge

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