The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division updated the cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers on or after April 1.
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a cancer-stricken firefighter.
Case: City of Philadelphia v. Thompson (WCAB),
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claims from being struck by falling
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation slightly reduced the discount interest rate that will be used to calculate the present-day value of lump-sum settlements during
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The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would allow nurse practitioners to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder.
Although non-physical injuries are generally not
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The Montana Legislature passed a bill that would allow terminating temporary total disability benefits under certain conditions when an injured worker is released to full
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A district court erred in concluding that statutory limitations on underinsured motorist insurance that excludes coverage for benefits available through workers' compensation applied without regard
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a lineman after he unsuccessfully attempted to return to duty after suffering an electric
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania vacated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that reinstated a worker’s total disability status, finding additional proceedings were necessary
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The Missouri Court of Appeals now has a split among its districts, with the Southern District ruling that a prior enhanced permanent partial disability award
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