Current and retired firefighters in Ohio who are suffering from various cancers will be able to collect workers compensation benefits under presumption starting April 6.

The injuries suffered by an undocumented school custodian in Kansas are compensable despite the school district’s objection stemming from falsified documents, a Kansas Supreme Court judge ruled.

Employers may be missing simple opportunities to implement light-duty return-to-work programs that can help them reduce workers compensation and training costs and maintain the productivity of their workforces, experts say.

The delay will give the agency time to further review questions of law and policy associated with the rule, the Labor Department said.

A controversial U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule is one step closer to being vacated after a disapproval resolution was adopted by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.

A bill that would eliminate workers compensation for employees who knowingly fail to disclose medical conditions pertinent to their job requirements on pre-employment questionnaires was presented before the Montana Senate Business and Labor Committee.