The volume of independent medical review decision letters increased 4.1% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, according to
… Read more »California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill calling for workplace safety standards covering passenger tramways that also includes provisions clearing up a statutory reference to
… Read more »The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is soliciting comments on proposed rules to implement legislation passed during the 2023 session.
Lawmakers this year passed HB 3412
… Read more »Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill prohibiting employers from offering to engage in settlement negotiations only if the injured worker agrees to find work
… Read more »The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board and the Medical Services Review Committee are holding a joint meeting Aug. 25 to discuss and make recommendations for the
… Read more »The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation published its 2022 annual report providing information about California’s health and safety and work comp systems.
… Read more »The California Insurance Department announced that a husband and wife from Bakersfield were charged with fraud for allegedly underreporting $4.1 million in payroll to two
… Read more »California workers’ compensation premium levels increased 14% in 2022 as a result of the economic recovery following the pandemic, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance
… Read more »A study by a left-leaning nonprofit reportedly found that between 2.5% and 4% of injuries and illnesses serious enough to result in a workers’ compensation
… Read more »The Montana Supreme Court ruled that a carrier’s managing general agent was not entitled to a writ to stop an administrative proceeding against it for
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