California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a proposed $5.7 billion multistate settlement agreement with retail pharmacy chain Walgreens to address its role in fueling the
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Bennabis Health Inc. has launched a program in New Mexico with Alta Vida, an Albuquerque-based cannabis dispensary, to help reimburse injured workers for their medical
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A neurosurgeon who pleaded guilty earlier this year to accepting about $3.3 million in kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will discuss findings from its study of cumulative trauma claims in California during a Jan. 4 webinar.
The WCIRB
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will meet virtually at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
At the meeting, committee members will discuss
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Sixty percent of so-called cumulative trauma workers’ compensation claims involve injuries that progress over time and are indemnity-only, thus involving no medical component, according to
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The San Francisco Department of Human Resources announced that Julian E. Robinson will succeed Peggy Sugarman as director of workers’ compensation.
Julian E.
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona is holding a virtual question-and-answer session Tuesday for self-insured employers and third-party administrators to answer questions about premium rates, tax
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The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court dismissed an alleged employer’s appeal of a determination that a worker was an employee and not an independent contractor.
Case:
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California named Sean Cooper executive vice president and deputy chief actuary.
Sean Cooper
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