The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his occupational pneumoconiosis from the employer that was not the last to
… Read more »The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s postsurgical impairment rating can support an award of increased disability benefits.
Case: Springfield Pest v. Peterman, No.
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to an injured worker, finding that additional evidence was needed to establish whether his preexisting
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for an injured worker's diagnoses of sacrococcygeal disorder and sacroiliitis.
Case: Acord v. Family Dollar
… Read more »Treating doctors would be allowed to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine or telehealth under rules proposed by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation.
The
… Read more »The Tennessee Court of Appeals revived a widow’s civil suit for a worker’s death against the property owner where the accident happened.
Case: Lowe v.
… Read more »A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a permanent partial disability award to an injured coal miner, finding further evidence on apportionment was needed.
Case:
… Read more »Workers' compensation loss cost rates will decrease by an average of 5.3% in Missouri, effective Jan. 1.
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said the
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker after post-concussive syndrome and post-traumatic headaches were added to his
… Read more »The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that the operators of a Jacksonville roofing business pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including
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