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The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated its proposed attorney fee rules for depositions to provide payment for travel time and transcript review, remove an incremental billing requirement and reduce payments for attorneys with less than 10 years of experience.
The maximum hourly attorney fee for depositions would remain $500 for those who are certified as workers' compensation specialists by the State Bar under revised rules released Wednesday. That rate is unchanged from the rules that the division proposed… Read more »
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a determination that a diabetic worker’s fall caused an injury to his right hip and thigh and a subsequent infection.
Case: Scott Waste Service v. Eaton, No. 2026-SC-0078-WC, 10/22/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Joshua Eaton worked for Scott Waste Service. He fell while working in January 2022. Eaton immediately reported the fall to his supervisor; however, he did not fill out an incident report because his supervisor was busy.
Eaton was 41 at the… Read more »The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed a finding that a worker who turned down a higher-paying job was limited to… Read more »
The Oregon Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to a finding that he had received an overpayment of… Read more »
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A publication reports that a bipartisan healthcare resolution is working its way through Congress. It mandates no changes to how healthcare is delivered but seeks to spotlight how systemic inequities harm providers as well as patients.
The bill seeks to… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling post was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Liao v. Sheng Sheng Construction Inc., No. 2025-00306, 10/21/2026, published.
Facts: Haoan Liao was injured at a construction site when a 10-foot post fell on him.
Efin Management Corp. and Sheng… Read more »
The paper pulp plant where a worker was killed earlier this year has been cited again for safety violations and faces $77,800 in fines from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
L&I's investigation is the second of two that were open after a tank failed on May 26 and left a man dead at Nippon Dynawave's plant in Longview.
In April, a worker had to… Read more »
EverPeak Insurance announced Thursday that it has named Patrick K. Daley as chief underwriting officer.
Daley brings more than three decades of experience managing large, complex and nonstandard risks at major insurance carriers, EverPeak said.
In his new role, he will oversee underwriting strategy and quality standards across… Read more »
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