Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw rejected a recommendation to increase rates by an average of 7.1%, effective July 1.
The governor’s office issued a statement
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday named Sean O’Day the acting director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sean O’Day
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American Equity Underwriters, a provider of workers’ compensation coverage for waterfront employers, announced that Steven Ritchie joined the company as managing director, effective May 1.
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A New York lawmaker introduced a bill that would create a workers’ compensation fraud assessment commission to provide funding for investigations and prosecutions.
Senate Bill
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill replacing the term “worker leasing company” with “professional employer organization."
The governor on Wednesday signed House Bill 2800,
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her neurological and pulmonary injuries from solvent exposure, and it upheld
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured attorney was entitled to an award of attendant care and a penalty, and that his
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a firefighter’s knee injury.
Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 24-ICA-379, 04/29/2025,
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A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim but said other portions of the case should have
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured worker’s claim for benefits because he failed to prove his use of marijuana had not contributed
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