Motor vehicle accidents account for about 5% of lost-time claims but 10% of their costs, according to a new analysis by the National Council on
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Members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation are scheduled to review at their next meeting a long-awaited draft report on a
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The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the application of an official disability manual to her case and affirmed the denial of compensability for her
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned, for the second time, a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker with physical and psychiatric limitations
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld benefits for a worker’s back injury and ruled that the appropriate award of fees incurred by a worker who prevails at trial
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A Washington Department of Labor and Industries inspector took spontaneous action to stop activity on a construction site when he noticed workers in an inadequately
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Preferred Employers Insurance appointed Kimberly Wagner assistant vice president of product and underwriting.
Kimberly Wagner
Wagner brings more than 25 years of
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician and practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate Medicare's fourth quarter changes.
The
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California Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Director George Parisotto appointed two new members to the committee tasked with investigating complaints of judicial misconduct.
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A handful of New York lawmakers said private carriers have compromised the State Workers' Compensation Board and requested that the governor suspend the executive director,
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