The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of coverage for a worker’s opioid medication.
Case: Howell v. Floyd County Board of Education, No. 2024-CA-0122-WC,
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a municipal employer’s petition to convert an injured worker’s status from temporarily totally disabled to temporarily
… Read more »Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that five people were indicted on fraud charges for an alleged labor contracting scheme that was structured to avoid payroll
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the defendant was entitled
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker even though he was heavily intoxicated when he fell from a ladder.
Case: Matter
… Read more »A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its decision from last month finding that a trial judge prejudicially erred in excluding the testimony
… Read more »The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration announced that Doug Christopherson was appointed as the agency's newest judge.
Christopherson will fill the
… Read more »The Workers Compensation Research Institute reported that medical payments per claim in Indiana were higher than typical among the 17 states included in a recent
… Read more »Pennsylvania lawmakers sent Gov. Josh Shapiro bills that would make direct deposit the default way to pay work comp benefits and make it easier for
… Read more »Declines in opioid use among injured workers exceeded the decline among the overall population from 2017 to 2023, the California Workers' Compensation Institute reports.
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