The Minnesota Supreme Court clarified the standard of proof and evidence necessary for a worker to rebut the statutory presumption that she would have left
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding its 2025 Annual Conference on July 17.
The WCIRB said this year’s event will feature
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte enacted legislation allowing physician assistants and physical therapists to serve as injured workers' treating physicians.
Treating physicians coordinate care and determine
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling piece of ductwork should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries.
Case: Muhlenberg County Coal v. Baize, No.
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The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim.
Case: Department of Labor & Industries v. Douglas, No. 85945-5-I,
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The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 8-1 to recommend that the California insurance commissioner increase the advisory pure
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday signed a bill allowing the state Department of Labor and Industries to administer and pay workers’ compensation claims when
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld an award of benefits to a lineman for his total disability after a COVID-19 infection.
Case: Stacy’s Case,
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A Texas appellate court revived a roofer’s claims against his nonsubscribing employer for his injuries from a fall from a ladder.
Case: Lopez Zeferino v.
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