The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit against a shipbuilder, finding that the business and the worker’s employer functioned
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Employment and labor law firm Littler has added Eric Compere, a former attorney for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, to its workplace
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Representatives from staffing companies created a nonprofit trade association that aims to tackle illegal workers’ compensation practices in California’s staffing industry.
The California Staffing Agency
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California workers’ compensation applicants’ firm Gordon, Edelstein, Krepack, Grant, Felton and Goldstein announced four attorneys were named partner.
Amy C. Leung
The
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The Utah Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to an in-home nurse for her injuries from rushing to clean feces
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced a reduction in the reimbursement rate for injured workers who have to travel for medical appointments in 2021.
The
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A California appellate court ruled that an arbitration provision in an agreement between a workers’ compensation insurance carrier and an employer was void, since the
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State Compensation Insurance Fund announced Monday that it will extend its midyear dividend to all 2020 policyholders.
State Fund said it will distribute about $39
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Organized labor will propose legislation during the 2021 legislative session that would create some type of presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for essential workers, according
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The Utah Court of Appeals clarified the analysis for determining whether an injured worker can prove a wrongful termination claim, and it revived a construction
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