The California Division of Workers' Compensation is moving the Santa Barbara District Office to Goleta.
The division announced last week that the District Office will be located
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The Department of Industrial Relations and its divisions — the California Labor Commissioner’s Office and Cal/OSHA — say contractors working in connection with all wildfire responses must
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a state employee could not proceed with civil claims against his employer for his alleged injuries from being
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker with a history of back issues did not prove the compensability of his new
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San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a $4.5 million settlement with gig staffing company WorkWhile that requires the company to pay restitution to thousands
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s determination that an injured worker’s assignment of his claim was invalid.
Case: Lalliss v. National Liability and
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A Hawaii lawmaker wants to prohibit the prescribing of certain drugs to injured workers, saying the lack of clear provisions governing reimbursement rates has resulted in
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Annual utilization review investigations uncovered a handful of violations and yielded only $2,500 in fines in 2025, according to results for claims administrators posted to
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A Southern California staffing agency was ordered to pay $650,000 in combined civil penalties and restitution for failing to carry workers' compensation for its temporary
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The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to surgery for a lumbar spine condition.
Case: Brinks Global Services v. Labor Commission,
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