Compliance Corner Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under California law, anyone aggrieved directly or indirectly by any final order, decision, or award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation judge may petition […]

What Do You Think? Sandy, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Is a spouse entitled to workers’ compensation death benefits if, prior to the employee’s death, the couple separated and were living apart? Under Oregon law, is there a […]

Powered by Simply Research Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A recent case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered a question regarding how physicians should come to impairment rating evaluations. Writing an "opinion in support of reversal," […]

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of Mississippi, in American Compensation Insurance Co. v. Ruiz, ruled that the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Act does not allow an insurer to rescind a workers compensation (WC) policy from […]

What Do You Think? Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- From time to time at the News Desk, we find ourselves going down a long backstretch of workers' compensation research, and such was the case this week […]

Compliance Corner Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's a basic concept, but when a worker gets hurt on the job, the clock starts to tick on her claim. As can be found on Simply Research, […]

Glossary Check Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation) -- Subscribers of Simply Research recently saw on the "What's New" page some information out of Iowa that breaks down, among other things, terms regarding benefits to those who […]

What Do You Think? Gibson, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The exclusive remedy provision generally compels injured employees to seek relief solely through the state’s workers’ compensation act. But what if the individual who is injured was […]