The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on informally proposed amendments to its designated doctor rules.

DWC staff evaluated the designated doctor program

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that employee status under the Texas Anti-Indemnity Act is not affected by the state Workers’ Compensation Act.

Case: Maxim Crane Works

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a supervisor and colleague could not be held civilly liable for the death of a worker who was thrown

The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s motion to reinstate his claim as time-barred.

Case: Tillman v. KLLM Transport, No. 2021-WC-00057-COA,

A Georgia senator revived a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder after a similar measure died in