A Texas appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a back injury even though a trial judge failed to file findings of fact
… Read more »The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court erred in setting aside a decision by the State Board of Workers' Compensation that an injured
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that additional proceedings are necessary to determine if a worker’s significant intellectual limitations ought to excuse his delay in filing a
… Read more »COVID-19 workers' compensation claims in Florida more than doubled in July from the previous month, according to a report released Monday by the Florida Division
… Read more »The Georgia Court of Appeals asked lawmakers to consider providing a clear standard for determining when payment of benefits is “actually made” to trigger the statute
… Read more »A Florida lawmaker is proposing to create a presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable condition for safety workers.
State Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff, R-DeLand, introduced House
… Read more »The National Council on Compensation Insurance proposed an overall average 4.9% rate level decrease for the voluntary market, effective Jan. 1, the Florida Office of Insurance
… Read more »Adverse determinations and workers’ compensation utilization review decisions based on experimental or investigational health care services are subject to UR requirements in state law, the
… Read more »The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned a denial of temporary total benefits to a worker who may lack the legal ability to hold
… Read more »The Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims reported that total disability benefits, death benefits and other payments will increase 6.39% on Jan. 1 to match the
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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