The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that a physician's certification is not required for a worker to receive permanent total disability benefits through the odd-lot doctrine.
… Read more »The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to an unemployed health care worker for the worsening of her compensable condition.
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld costs and fees to the administratrix of a worker’s estate for the employer’s failure to pay an award to
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of damages to the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation from a vocational rehabilitation specialist who had overbilled for his
… Read more »The 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in 2022 represented a 5.7% increase from the 5,190 work deaths in 2021, according to a new report from
… Read more »California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an emergency temporary standard on respirable crystalline silica to protect workers from silicosis.
The emergency temporary standard
… Read more »The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her back and ankle injuries after she slipped at work.
Case:
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a denial of relief to a paraplegic worker challenging a determination that he was not an employee of his
… Read more »The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau on Monday announced a partnership with Cloverleaf Analytics to create a new data platform.
The bureau said expanded access to
… Read more »A California appellate court ruled that if the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board does not act on a petition for reconsideration of a decision by an
… Read more »Sep 23-26, 2024
The IAIABC invites you to the IAIABC 110th Convention, "Passport to Solutions". The IAIABC Convent …
Oct 20-22, 2024
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