Lawmakers in Washington state introduced identical companion bills that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is a compensable occupational disease for correctional facility
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The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that it levied nearly a half-million dollars in fines against two asbestos removal contractors for exposing
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health issued a citation of $276,425 for what it called the first serious willful heat violation.
The agency,
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The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced that Gustavo Cisneros was sentenced to 150 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading no
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The California Department of Insurance announced that the chief executive officer of the largest vocational return-to-work counseling center in the state appeared in court on
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a police officer’s claim for duty disability benefits because of post-traumatic stress disorder was untimely.
Case: Zanetti
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker who was injured in a spell of fainting from an unknown cause.
Case: Matter of Kelkay
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The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that its Actuarial Committee is meeting Tuesday and its Governing Committee is meeting Wednesday.
Members of
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A bill introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session aims to protect workers in stonecutting shops from exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
Senate Bill 20,
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A California lawmaker introduced legislation to codify in statute full-pay salary continuation benefits for park rangers in Sacramento County just months after Gov. Gavin Newsom
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