A Texas appellate court ruled that a university professor could not pursue a tort claim against her employer for her injuries from being struck by
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a finding that an injured pipe fitter was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Hinson
… Read more »A divided Louisiana Supreme Court declined to consider a worker’s challenge to the denial of her request for permanent total disability benefits despite the alleged
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is adopting amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code Section 55.15, which implements requirements for the contents of compromise settlement agreements.
… Read more »A Maryland-based airline exposed workers to engine and jet blast hazards, which killed a ground crew member who was pulled into the spinning turbines of
… Read more »The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was barred from proceeding with a civil suit against a colleague who struck him with a
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on proposed changes to the medical quality review process.
MQR is a medical case review based
… Read more »A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a claims administrator’s denials of a doctor’s request to expand the scope of an injured worker’s claim.
Case:
… Read more »A federal appellate court granted rehearing of a bad faith dispute between two insurance carriers and again upheld a jury’s award for the carrier that was
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has proposed an amendment to Rule 133.30 to define the term “teledentistry dental service and to require dentists to bill for
… Read more »Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024
SAVE THE DATE! 76th Annual SAWCA Convention July 29 August 2, 2024 Hotel Effie Sandestin 1 Grand …
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The IAIABC invites you to the IAIABC 110th Convention, "Passport to Solutions". The IAIABC Convent …