A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, penalties and attorney fees for the employee of a staffing service company for a back injury,

The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of an injured correctional officer’s claim for duty disability retirement benefits.

Case: Smith v. Public Employees Retirement

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comments on three proposed new forms relating to wage statements.

Proposed DWC Form-003, “Employer’s Wage Statement,”

Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Abbie Hudgens reappointed Joshua Davis Baker to the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims.

Judge Joshua Davis Baker

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted a form for carriers to use when reducing indemnity benefits paid to an injured worker when a previous