A New York appellate court ruled that a physician’s reliance on the wrong version of the state’s guidelines for determining impairment and loss of wage-earning
… Read more »The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits could not be thrown out as untimely because he was actively
… Read more »The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia upheld the denial of benefits to a widow, finding she failed to prove that her husband's death was
… Read more »Long COVID can cause more than 200 symptoms and a positive COVID-19 test is not necessary to make a long COVID diagnosis, according to a
… Read more »The Alaska Court of Appeals upheld the restitution order against a convicted workers’ compensation fraudster.
Scott Abraham Groom was convicted of taking more than $10,000 in state
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday announced that education credits are available for three of its online training modules.
In February, the DWC
… Read more »A federal judge halted a lawsuit by a civilian U.S. Navy engineer who alleges she was raped while working aboard a ship because of questions
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the mediation scheme established by statute and regulation is discretionary, not mandatory.
Case: Duke v. GE Haier, No.
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits based on his industrial lead exposure.
Case: Mercer v. Active Radiator
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a longtime office worker’s claim for her carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Matter of Hill-Holley v. Kings
… Read more »Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024
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