
Although insurers and employers are often on the same side of the workers' compensation battlefield, representatives from the two groups offered diverging opinions about how
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Stay active. Try alternative therapies such as acupuncture or yoga. Make sure the benefits of medications outweigh the harm.
Beth Darnall
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Oregon lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that opponents earlier this year said could upset nearly 30 years of stability following the last
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While a bill pending in the California Legislature would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for firefighters, at least one jurisdiction in
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When outdoor temperatures rise, workers’ comp claims heat up, too, with an increase in the frequency of heat-related illnesses as well as injuries such as
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With Democrats in control of the Legislature and the governor's office for the first time in eight years, worker advocates have slated 27 bills that
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Gov. Larry Hogan this week signed into law two bills that expand cancer presumption for first responders.
The action is the latest in a year
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After falling in the years following implementation of Senate Bill 863, medical costs per lost-time claim in California’s workers’ comp system have increased 4%, according
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Three weeks after news broke that a workers' compensation judge was fired following complaints from a top Philadelphia claimants' law firm, the state secretary of
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A new report from pharmacy benefit manager Optum suggests that a decrease in workers’ comp spending on drugs might spark an increase in spending on
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The Combined Claims Conference will take place from May 19-20, 2026 in Orange County! The Combined …
May 21, 2026
Stay up to date on latest legal developments with S. Isaac Escobedo, Esq. and Steven J. Rosendin, …
Jun 12, 2026
Get ready to “Be the Ball!” at AWCP’s 27th Annual Caddyshack Classic. Spend the day at Lincoln Hil …