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Friday, February 3, 2023

High Court Vacates Order Terminating Benefits as Unsupported by Evidence

  • State: District of Columbia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The District of Columbia’s highest court vacated an administrative order terminating an injured worker’s benefits for a back injury, finding the record did not support

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Friday, February 3, 2023

Split Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Claim for Neck Injury

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that further proceedings are necessary to determine if a worker’s neck injury was compensable, given her preexisting neck

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Friday, February 3, 2023

Bill Would Preserve Authority for SIF Surcharge

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation would be able to assess employers and insurers a special surcharge to support the state’s Second Injury Fund through

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Worker Gets Lifetime Benefits for 'Incurable Imbecility' From Traumatic Brain Injury

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s award of lifetime income benefits to a worker for a traumatic brain injury, finding it caused "incurable imbecility." 

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Supreme Court Revives Worker's Request to Expand Scope of Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The West Virginia Supreme Court revived a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include additional knee conditions.

Case: Ferrell v. Northwest

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Senate Unanimously Passes Bills to Expand Cancer, Mental Health Coverage

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The Virginia Senate unanimously passed bills that would expand the types of cancers presumed compensable for first responders and provide coverage for anxiety and depressive

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Addition of Mental Conditions to Worker's Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a decision to expand a worker’s claim to include her diagnoses of major depressive and generalized anxiety disorders.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Kentucky AGC Self Insurers Fund Opens HQ

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Medical
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The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self Insurers’ Fund opened its first physical headquarters in Louisville as it brings all operations in-house.

CEO Stephen

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Supreme Court Upholds Increase in Worker's PPD Award

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award based on the relative credibility and persuasiveness of the medical

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Worker Doesn't Need to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Filing Tort Suit

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Texas appellate court ruled that an injured worker did not need to exhaust her administrative remedies with the Division of Workers’ Compensation before bringing

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