The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denying a government employee’s request for a modification of her award.
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the adoption of new and revised rules governing dispute resolutions, settlements and commutations.
The DWC said it eliminated
… Read more »The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced an increase in the interest rate to calculate permanent partial disability lump-sum settlements.
The division said the interest
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that 133,093 eligible applications for independent medical review were filed in 2023, the second-lowest amount since all dates
… Read more »The Alabama Supreme Court summarily denied a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her retaliatory termination claim over the dissent of a justice who argued
… Read more »The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a jury’s $10 million verdict in favor of a worker’s widow for his asbestos exposures.
Case: Ibarra v. C.H.
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a day care worker’s claims for disability discrimination, workers’ compensation retaliation and negligence.
Case: Long v.
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a commercial window washer should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Loaiza v.
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Energy picked a new company to administer workers’ compensation claims from the Hanford nuclear storage facility in Washington state, according to
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule governing durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and
… Read more »Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024
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