The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board on Wednesday issued two en banc decisions imposing $25,000 in sanctions on a Southern California attorney and a hearing rep who
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Rand Corp. in a report posted to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation website estimates that the mid-point of total liabilities for claims filed against
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A trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying a post-dismissal motion for sanctions without first holding a hearing, an Ohio appellate court ruled.
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The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of Second Injury Fund benefits to a long-time aircraft mechanic with a multitude of injuries.
James Eckardt
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The South Carolina Supreme Court seized an opportunity to clarify the statutory review process for workers' compensation cases in addressing an injured correctional officer’s long-pending
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A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s disability discrimination claim.
Daniel Rocha worked for the County of Fresno Department of Social
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A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits.
Paula Emerson began working for the
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that employment based on friendship does not automatically fall outside the scope of the state workers’ compensation law.
Samuel Amos,
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process.
Douglas Bellamy worked for the City of
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The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that voters did not infringe on the unlimited authority of state lawmakers to create a workers’ compensation system
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