The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined AAA Contractors $437,581 for safety violations following its investigation of a fatal trench collapse.
Surjit Gill, 36,
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The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations is holding a workshop Feb. 27 on proposed rules allowing lump sum payments for some injured workers permanently disabled
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Criminal prosecutors in Southern California dismissed fraud charges filed against an actress accused of receiving $90,000 in benefits while working on a television show.
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California lawmakers introduced bills containing provisions that would expand the types of workers workers covered by post-traumatic stress disorder and skin cancer presumptions that are
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Lawmakers in Washington state would like to overturn a Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals decision denying a COVID-19 claim and amend the definition of “occupational
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Independent medical review upheld 92.8% of appealed utilization review determinations in calendar year 2021, the highest upholding rate in any year since the administrative process
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California employers would be allowed to continue using prepaid debit cards for indemnity benefits through the end of 2024, under recently introduced legislation.
Assemblywoman Lisa
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The Court of Appeal for the 1st District of California has ordered publication of its decision finding a property owner and general contractor were not
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The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section posted a copy of its 2023 Medical Fee Schedule, which includes a 4.256% increase in conversion factors.
Conversion factors for
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The California Department of Industrial Relations announced that permanent rules requiring employers to protect workers from COVID-19 went into effect last week.
The COVID-19 Prevention
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