
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.
Commissioner Ricardo Lara
The commissioner approved
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker forfeited any issues on her appeal due to inadequate briefing.
Case: Jones v. Mansfield Independent School
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A scaffolding company must pay a $7,000 fine after an employee was seriously injured from a scaffold component that rolled off an upper level and struck his
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A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a volunteer firefighter’s operational privileges due to his failure to disclose his disabled designation by the
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The Delaware Superior Court ruled that a sole proprietor’s election of coverage was sufficient to cover him under the policy issued to his business and that
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s widow failed to link his dementia and death to his occupational hearing loss.
Case: Clark
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The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Commission had jurisdiction over a fee dispute among the former attorneys for an injured
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said a stone product manufacturer in Georgia will pay $120,000 in penalties for exposing workers to respirable crystalline
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The Oregon Legislature voted to send the governor a bill that would increase the cap on payments for witness fees, expenses and costs.
The Senate
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Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would give injured workers the right to choose a treating physician.
House Bill 1300, by Rep. Jenny
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