A Siri-like voice recognition system for workers' comp claims is proving useful in Tennessee, where many claimants are finding it difficult to hire attorneys.
Ann
… Read more »A Maryland police officer's workers' compensation claim for mental stress played a significant role in a $20 million settlement with the family of a man killed
… Read more »The National Council on Compensation Insurance has made changes to proposed classifications for construction-site salespeople and estimators after a written comment raised concerns.
The NCCI proposed
… Read more »The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a widow is entitled to benefits because her husband died of complications related to surgery for a compensable injury, but
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation says it needs a data collection agent to help make the switch to a new, data-rich claims-reporting standard next
… Read more »The Kentucky Supreme Court last week disbarred an Owensboro attorney for continuing to practice law after his license had been suspended.
Thomas Steven Poteat was
… Read more »The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to a statutory amendment of the deadline for motions to reopen.
Case: Slaughter v. Tube Turns, No. 2020-SC-0013-WC,
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits and treatment to a coal miner for his alleged neck
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a long-time coal miner was not entitled to permanent total disability benefits after he retired from his position.
… Read more »A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of a worker’s claim for additional treatment for a back injury, finding the worker was not required to
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