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After more than a week of unanswered questions, the California Division of Workers' Compensation on Tuesday confirmed that Administrative Director George Parisotto has retired from state service.
Parisotto's last day at the helm of the DWC was Friday, and the position will remain vacant until the governor appoints a replacement, a DWC spokesperson said in the first substantive response to questions about the director's status since Jan.… Read more »
The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a hog farm employee had suffered wage loss after an on-the-job injury and remanded for the Workers’ Compensation Board to revisit the amount of his “task loss.”
Case: Martinez v. Haverkamp Brothers Inc., No. 128,693, 01/16/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Sergio Martinez worked for Haverkamp Brothers Inc., a hog farm. He initially worked primarily as a breeding technician, but after being injured at work in 2015, he was… Read more »A federal appellate court denied an employer’s challenge to a worker’s black lung benefits, holding that the… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a… Read more »
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A New York appellate court ruled that summary judgment could not be granted in a Labor Law dispute because of conflicting evidence on whether the worker was required to perform his job at an elevation.
Case: Leon v. Plaza Construction LLC, No. 151025/20, 01/15/2026, published.
Facts: Manuel Leon allegedly… Read more »
A Seattle-area bus driver has been charged with taking more than $50,000 in compensation payments while allegedly working other jobs.
Clifford Wayne Dumas, 67, repeatedly attested that he was injured and incapable of working. He received benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, including $26,000 in wage replacement payments,… Read more »A California lawmaker introduced a bill that would indefinitely extend authorization for employers to use prepaid debit cards to pay indemnity benefits.
AB 1683, introduced Monday by the Assembly Insurance Committee, would eliminate statutory language that would shut down the debit card pilot program at the start of 2027.
State… Read more »
Legislation that would require employers to continue paying health insurance premiums for injured workers would add more than $500 million in new costs over six years, according to an analysis by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
HB 2372 and SB 6067 would require employers to cover 100%… Read more »
A bill introduced Monday in Georgia would rewrite how prescription drugs are provided and reimbursed under the state’s workers' compensation system.
HB 1119 would amend state law to let employers direct injured workers’ prescription drug care through contracted pharmacy management networks or, alternatively, permit workers to… Read more »
Excellent research on high-cost work comp claims by NCCI’s Brett Foster and Yuchen Su indicates that we need to take a step back and revisit how we characterize, think about and manage catastrophic claims.
Su and Foster categorized claims into fast-emerging (incurred losses of $1 million in the first 24 months) and slow-emerging (post-24… Read more »
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