A federal judge has dismissed an insurer’s request to forgo payment of workers compensation benefits for an undocumented landscaper’s injury.

A bill that would cover cancer and other illnesses under presumption for workers at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear site in Washington has made its way to the state’s House of Representatives.

A federal court ruled that a Missouri construction company’s conduct was the cause of a 22-year-old journeyman ironworker’s death.

Bermuda reinsurer Everest Re Group Ltd. and information technology firm Salus Systems L.L.C. are joining to help reduce workplace injuries with a new risk management tool that aims to engage workers in creating a safer workplace.

A pair of bills aims to improve claim dispute resolution, accelerate care for injured workers and deter insurance fraud.