The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker timely submitted his medical expenses to his employer more than a year after he received treatment and
… Read more »The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged shoulder injury, finding the
… Read more »Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to seven years in prison following his conviction on 37 counts of fraud and money laundering through
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals overturned a denial of permanent total disability benefits to a worker with a history of cardiac and knee issues after
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker could be compelled to arbitrate her personal injury action against her nonsubscribing employer, since an agreement she
… Read more »The Delaware Superior Court ruled that the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel did not bar a worker from pursuing a civil suit from being
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on revisions it is considering for a handful of forms.
Forms up for review include:
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a grocery store clerk for her loss of wage-earning capacity from an injury to
… Read more »A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker had no compensable impairment following a fall resulting in a knee injury.
Case: McKinney v.
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted five forms contractors and subcontractors can use to designate which entity is responsible for providing workers’ compensation coverage.
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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