A California appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict that an employer wrongfully terminated an injured employee, but the court declined to increase the attorney fee
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold its 28th annual educational conference on a virtual platform March 24-26.
The division said sessions from the
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The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will meet over two days in January to hear updates from working groups and to reaffirm a call for lawmakers
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Injured workers who travel for medical treatment or evaluations will be reimbursed at a rate of 56 cents per mile in 2021, the California Workers’
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s mother could continue to pursue a wrongful death action against the putative employer after agreeing to a
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The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries said it issued one of its largest workplace safety fines to a farm accused of willfully ignoring
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order modifying the quarantine periods spelled out in emergency rules the Division of Occupational Safety and Health adopted
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California lawmakers delayed the start of the 2021 legislative session by one week because of the rising number of COVID-19 infections throughout the state, the
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The California Workers' Compensation Institute says November will likely have the most COVID-19 claims of any month since the pandemic began as the virus continues to
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Per-start fees will increase 10% to cover a funding shortfall for the program that provides workers’ compensation coverage to the state’s horse racing industry, Thoroughbred
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