The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Blue Springs, Missouri, contractor for 12 violations and issued a $796,817 fine for exposing two workers to deadly
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s compensable injury from his fall from a ladder aggravated his preexisting osteoarthritis, entitling him to additional
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 4% permanent partial disability award to an injured nurse with preexisting lumbar spine conditions.
Case: Epling v. Chancellor
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it designated Verisk as the collection agent for electronic data interchange 3.1 information.
Carriers, trading partners and
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals rejected an insurance carrier’s challenge to an adverse ruling for lack of jurisdiction.
Case: Texas Mutual Insurance Co. v. Vaughters,
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a diabetic worker was entitled to expand the scope of his claim for a foot ulcer to include
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a truck driver with a history of cervical spine issues and degenerative conditions failed to prove he sustained
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted changes to a pair of electronic data interchange forms.
Carriers are required to report claim and medical billing
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting registration for the 2022 Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference in Austin.
The conference being held June 27-29 at the
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A divided Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that a worker who sought additional medical benefits within one year of his last receipt of disability benefits timely
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