The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia affirmed a Workers' Compensation Board of Review decision authorizing an arthroscopy of a firefighter's left wrist because it was not clearly wrong. Case: City of Wheeling v. David Gilbert, No. 26-ICA-73, 08/27/2026, published. Facts: David Gilbert, a firefighter for the City of Wheeling, filed a claim in April 2024, alleging that he injured his left wrist pulling on a stuck valve. He saw several providers over…  Read more »

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, in announcing its latest dividend Friday, said it has returned more money to employers since 2019 than it collected in premiums. BWC announced that its board of directors approved a $1 billion dividend, which represents about 90% of premiums paid in policy year 2022. The latest distribution brings to $10.2 billion the total returned to employers over the last seven years. "Employers have now been…  Read more »