The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of coverage for a worker’s knee replacement surgery, finding his work injury was not the prevailing factor
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for a concussion and post-concussion syndrome caused by a furnace explosion.
Case: State
… Read more »Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill creating a presumption that staph infections arise out of employment for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and
… Read more »The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency issued a COVID-19 masking update to the state workers’ compensation section of the State Bar that’s applicable to anyone
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to a writ of mandamus ordering the Industrial Commission to vacate its finding of
… Read more »In a case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer that filed a notice of temporary compensation payable was not required
… Read more »The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s medication for intractable pain was not compensable as a “rare case” exception to the state’s long-term opioid
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker was entitled to reinstatement of total disability benefits but that his employer was entitled to
… Read more »The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration invoked an "egregious citation policy" in fining a contractor $1.3 million after two workers died at a sewer repair work
… Read more »The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents is accepting applications for fiscal year 2022 workplace safety grants through Dec. 31.
Each fiscal year, the grant program
… Read more »Sep 17-18, 2024
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