Determining the Worker’s Average Weekly Wages for Workers With Irregular Wages Oregon Workers’ Compensation Association www.OregonWCA.com The Workers’ Compensation Division has adopted temporary changes to OAR 436-060-0005 and 0025, to be effective February 21, 2018 through August 19, 2018. Summary of…
read more...Quick reviews of new studies and related insights affecting risk management and self-insurance. We deal in conclusions, not opinions. Feb. 8, 2018 No Mardi Gras at ACOEM Research paper after study after meta-analysis have all shown the same thing –…
read more...Read the report, published by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
read more...by John Klor The Washington Court of Appeals, Division II issued two significant decisions today. In Murray v. Dept. of L & I, the court affirmed the Board’s decision to uphold the Department’s decision that based on the Health Technology…
read more...By Dallas Garner In Street v. Weyerhaeuser Company, decided on August 10, 2017, the Washington Supreme Court continued its trend toward broad coverage of occupational disease claims. The decision was a disappointment, as the Court held that expert medical testimony…
read more...By Gregory A. Reinert On June 1, 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed HB 2005. This bill, also known as the Oregon Equal Pay Act of 2017, is intended to reduce persistent pay gaps among different genders, races, and other…
read more...Salem, Oregon – WKMCB Law shareholder, Bradley Garber gave a presentation on case law and current issues in Oregon Workers’ Compensation law at the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board on April 7, 2017.
read more...February 9, 2017: The Washington Supreme Court recently issued an opinion related to RCW 51.32.185, the firefighter presumption and in particular, addressed the issue of how the statute operates with regard to the burden of proof at the trial court level.
read more...Claimant requested review of an Order that declined to award additional temporary total disability benefits.
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