A Missouri workers’ compensation insurance provider has denied a claim from a police officer who eventually died from COVID-19 because it ruled his exposure and
… Read more »A Jacksonville construction contractor was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison last week after pleading guilty to mail and wire fraud and
… Read more »Virginia lawmakers over the weekend unanimously approved bills that would create a presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational disease for first responders, corrections workers
… Read more »The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a journeyman carpenter’s average weekly wage based on his total earnings over the 26
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court issued three decisions granting summary judgment resolving issues in a complex, multi-party case arising from a worker’s accident during a hotel
… Read more »Decisions on medical fee disputes can now be searched more easily and quickly, thanks to a beefed-up search tool, the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation
… Read more »The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission will hold its education conference online Sept. 14-16, the commission announced Friday.
The web-based event is sponsored by the International Workers'
… Read more »The Virginia General Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that would extend a respiratory, heart disease and cancer presumption to emergency medical service workers, starting
… Read more »The West Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would create a new appeals court, but it was amended to change the size and makeup
… Read more »Two bills affecting workers' compensation claims are on their way to the governor after approval by the Virginia legislature on Wednesday.
The House of Delegates
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