A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker struck by a steel beam that was being hoisted.
Case: Dolcimascolo
… Read more »The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published temporary rules, effective Jan. 1, that it says will allow providers and carriers to use 2025 medical billing codes immediately.
The
… Read more »Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson announced that he is reappointing Joel Sacks as director of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
… Read more »The amount California employers will have to reimburse injured workers for travel to medical appointments will increase to 70 cents per mile in 2025 from
… Read more »The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the estate of a worker killed in an assembly line accident failed to establish a viable gross negligence
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation approved the 2025 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan.
The annual plan establishes priorities for the Medical Quality Review
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker’s back injury.
Case: Perez v. Southern Tire Mart
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a diesel mechanic for a back injury.
Case: Penske v. Hughey, No. 24-ICA-231,
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder.
… Read more »The Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection recommended two candidates for Gov. Tim Walz to consider for filling an upcoming vacancy on the Workers’ Compensation Court
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