In a long-running dispute over a worker’s entitlement to benefits from the Second Injury Fund, the Court of Appeals for the third time ordered a
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a supervisor and colleague could not be held civilly liable for the death of a worker who was thrown
… Read more »The Florida state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would give first responders up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file
… Read more »The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s motion to reinstate his claim as time-barred.
Case: Tillman v. KLLM Transport, No. 2021-WC-00057-COA,
… Read more »Nearly half of the more than 78,000 claims for COVID-19 and more than half of the 422 fatalities reported since the pandemic started involved first
… Read more »A Georgia senator revived a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder after a similar measure died in
… Read more »North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper nominated Myra L. Griffin for reappointment as a member of the North Carolina Industrial Commission for a second six-year term
… Read more »The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced that a federal grand jury indicted the former owner of a medical supply and
… Read more »The Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker but vacated her award of permanent partial disability benefits.
Case: French v.
… Read more »A bankruptcy judge in Texas ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to partial summary judgment opposing the efforts of the trustee for a defunct
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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