The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday opened a second 15-day comment period on proposed utilization review rules after abandoning a proposal to create
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is holding its 2025 Annual Conference on July 17.
The WCIRB said this year’s event will feature
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte enacted legislation allowing physician assistants and physical therapists to serve as injured workers' treating physicians.
Treating physicians coordinate care and determine
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The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim.
Case: Department of Labor & Industries v. Douglas, No. 85945-5-I,
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday signed a bill allowing the state Department of Labor and Industries to administer and pay workers’ compensation claims when
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Efforts to privatize Pinnacol Assurance are likely on hold until the 2026 legislative session, according to a report published in a newsletter run by the
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a reminder that applications for Return-to-Work Supplement Program benefits will be denied if they don’t meet certain requirements.
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The man who led the accounting department of a defunct Los Angeles law firm was sentenced Friday to 121 months in federal prison for his
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The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California is scheduled to vote on its Sept. 1, 2025, advisory pure premium rate
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The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Labor & Industries timely denied a worker’s request to reopen his claim more than 90 days
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