A former corrections worker agreed to plead guilty to one count of workers' compensation fraud and to pay $40,000 in restitution, New York State Inspector
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have amended the definition of permanent total disability, arguing that the measure would have created
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Colorado has adopted more detailed documentation standards for psychological evaluations used in its workers’ compensation system, a move state officials say will improve consistency, clinical
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Two New Jersey Republican lawmakers are trying to block rules that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development proposed to clarify its interpretation of the
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Michigan's Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision Friday, denied an application to review an appellate court decision dismissing a constitutional challenge to the law used
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The Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana announced that the total Second Injury Fund assessment will increase again next year.
The total assessment for 2026 is
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The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier did not waive its objection to the venue where it tried to have a case removed.
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance said it doesn't anticipate an immediate end to the trend of annual reductions in loss costs and rates, even
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals reinstated a worker’s deliberate intention claim against his supervisor, who allegedly struck him with a moving truck.
Case: Stanley
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an insured’s failure to exhaust its administrative remedies prohibited it from asserting a counterclaim for unjust enrichment in
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