A Florida appellate court ruled that if an employee voluntarily dismisses his petition for benefits before the employer’s acceptance of compensability or the adjudication of

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for a back injury.

Case: Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.

The Maryland Appellate Court upheld a jury’s determination that a firefighter suffered a 63% permanent partial disability from a back injury.

Case: Prince George’s County

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator unreasonably denied reinstatement of a worker’s temporary total disability benefits for failure to attend

The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reduce workers' compensation rates by an average of 6.9%, effective