The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed revisions to two electronic data interchange forms.
Carriers are required to report claim
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to have “bilateral shoulders” added as a compensable component of her claim
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A Virginia bus driver whose assault by a passenger was recorded by surveillance cameras is fighting for workers’ compensation benefits after the transit authority’s carrier
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First responders would have up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, under a bill heading to
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The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a worker was denied a fair hearing where a defense expert refused to acknowledge anything that her treating physician
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A federal appellate court asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to determine the extent of an insurance company's liability when the permissive user of an
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a decision resolving a medical fee dispute about a total knee replacement in favor of the worker.
Case: Perry County
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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
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A narrowly divided Mississippi Supreme Court overturned a sanctions order against an insurance carrier that challenged a paraplegic worker’s entitlement to modifications of her home and
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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
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