A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker was not an employee of a defense contractor under the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act,
… Read more »California employers will have less time to accept liability on certain presumptive injury claims and face penalties of up to $50,000 for unreasonably denying them,
… Read more »The Court of Appeal for the 3rd District of California has ordered publication of its decision from earlier this month finding the Privette doctrine barred
… Read more »California comp carriers and self-insured employers can add licensed clinical social workers to their medical provider networks, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
… Read more »The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a determination that a claimant has a permanent injury or is entitled to benefits is not a prerequisite
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his kidney cancer, finding he established an occupational disease by a preponderance
… Read more »After falling to $1.8 billion in calendar year 2020, aggregate medical payments rebounded in 2021 and increased about 5.5% to $1.9 billion, according to a
… Read more »A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of additional benefits and treatment for a steelworker with a history of shoulder injuries.
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… Read more »The Idaho Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a self-described livestock transportation broker was the statutory employer of a driver injured while attempting to load a
… Read more »A group of insurance companies is asking the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings to analyze the validity of proposed hospital reimbursement rules and determine whether
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