
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on proposed changes to forms relating to medical examinations, annuities, lump-sum payments and maximum medical
… Read more »The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission short-changed a worker’s parents by calculating the benefits payable to them using only the
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The West Virginia State House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill that would cap awards for cases where an employer deliberately intended to
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A Texas appellate court upheld an award of $19,789.01 for a worker in a premises liability suit against her employer for her fall in the
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The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced that William B. Wallace was appointed to serve as deputy commissioner, starting March 13.
William B. Wallace

Texas employers would have to reprocess COVID-19 claims filed by first responders who were denied before a presumption was enacted in 2021, under legislation introduced
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A drop in COVID-19 claims helped lower the rate of lost-time claims per 1,000 employees to 7.9 in 2021 from 9 in 2020, according to
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Chesapeake Employers Insurance Co. announced that Mark Isakson will succeed Thomas Phelan as the carrier’s new chief executive officer, effective April 3.
Mark
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Work comp carriers in Texas would be required to pay doctors at least $100 when an injured worker fails or refuses to appear for an
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In a trio of decisions, a Louisiana appellate court upheld awards of benefits to paper mill workers for their occupational hearing loss, as well as
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