Our responsibility is to ensure that case handling reflects the rules and timelines currently in effect so claims can be ...
Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with the practice of workers' compensation is aware that lump sum settlements are almost always, strictly voluntary. The act does still offer a vehicle for a ...
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled January 22, 2026, that state and local government employees can now be sued directly by workers injured on the job, striking down a longtime immunity provision as ...
A case in front of the state's highest court could determine whether undocumented workers in Michigan can legally file workers' compensation claims moving forward. The Michigan Supreme Court heard ...
Legal periodicals often overlook the significant workers’ compensation case law that emerges from workers’ compensation judges, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ...
Editor's note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape's Long COVID Resource Center. Long COVID cases now account for 6% of all workers' compensation claims, according to a new study ...
Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
The landmark workers’ compensation package just signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis does more than raise benefits for injured workers. It makes sweeping changes to the workers’ compensation system, ...
A workers' compensation settlement covers several costs incurred when an employee is injured. Learn about the workers' ...
LANSING — A recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling could make it easier for people to qualify for workers' compensation benefits for pre-existing mental disabilities if their job aggravates or ...