
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a mine worker was not entitled to benefits for his carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Smith v. Brooks
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the closure of an injured worker's claim and the denial of her request to reopen it.
Case: Gibson
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a denial of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding he did not suffer a compensable injury because he was
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that further proceedings are necessary in a worker’s claim for additional temporary total disability benefits and for the addition
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the gross annual payroll requirements for coverage of seasonal workers will increase next year.
The amount for
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that a recent decision by the state comptroller held that charges for designated doctor exams are subject to
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured nurse was not entitled to expand the scope of her claim and that her claim
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A Florida appellate court ruled that a firefighter diagnosed with cancer before the effective date of Florida Statutes Section 112.1816 is not entitled to the
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A man who worked at a Smithfield Foods manufacturing plant in Middlesboro, Kentucky, died in a grisly job site accident on Oct. 17.
WYMT-TV reports
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A narrowly divided Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the imposition of sanctions on an employer’s attorney for presenting misleading evidence on a worker’s claim for
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