The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of a coal miner’s request to increase his pulmonary impairment award.
Case: Rogers v. Murray American
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A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the guardian for an incompetent worker could pursue an action to invalidate a benefit-review agreement years after it
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation corrected three recently adopted forms relating to wage statements to add bar codes and remove contact information from the
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The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation is postponing workshops on physician dispensing rules scheduled for Thursday, the same day Hurricane Ian is forecast to make
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for an infection she developed after receiving treatment for a compensable back injury,
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of additional treatment for a worker whose compensable conditions were limited to lumbar and cervical sprains/strains.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits to a state worker for his alleged repetitive trauma injury.
Case: Ketterman v. West
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a truck driver’s death following his loss of control over the vehicle was presumptively compensable.
Case: Frye v. Hamrock
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the interest rate used to calculate the present-day value of lump sum settlements, among other things, will
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Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Troy Haley appointed Shaterra Reed Marion to serve as a judge on the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims in
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