A Louisiana appellate court upheld the reduction of a worker’s benefits due to his refusal to cooperate with a vocational rehabilitation counselor.
Case: Gotte v.
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a contractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for injuries she sustained in a
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The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a casino worker who was barred from seeking a remedy from the casino’s owners and insurance carrier
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RIMS, the risk management society, launched its 80th chapter.
Erica Kiefer
The RIMS board of directors unanimously approved an application to establish
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation said it is accepting comments on informally proposed revisions to rules governing designated doctor procedures and requirements.
The division
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits, attorney fees and penalties to a delivery driver for two injuries despite the employer’s claim that it
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A federal appellate court ruled that the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act shielded the owner of a containerboard mill from civil liability for the death of
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Nearly 25% of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in Texas that involved professional or hospital/facility services received such services beyond one-month post-injury, according to a report released
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker retained the ability to work in a sedentary capacity and that her employer was
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A federal appellate court ruled that the prime contractor for a coal ash cleanup project was not entitled to derivative immunity as a corollary of the
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