The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of dependency benefits to a worker’s parents despite the expressed wish of his widow that they receive any
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on draft amendments to rules governing arbitration and supplemental income benefits.
Draft SIB rules would modify
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that maximum and minimum compensation rates will increase, effective July 1.
The maximum compensation rate will be $1,463.10, up
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of authorization for a lung transplant referral and medical equipment for a worker with a pulmonary disability.
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an injured worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits or attorney fees.
Case:
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The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill to reclassify as “surcharges” some of the taxes insurance carriers currently pay to address the problem of retaliatory
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker with an array of conditions causing permanent partial disability was not eligible for a
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The Supreme Court of Maryland held that an attorney representing an injured worker is entitled to a percentage of the amount awarded by the Workers’
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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced plans to distribute $8 million in grant funding to nonprofits this year.
The carrier said the first grant cycle will
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding that his death was not related to his occupational pneumoconiosis.
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