A former Walmart employee suing over a workplace shooting has a month to refile her complaint after a Virginia judge determined the case likely falls
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker should have been compelled to arbitrate her injury claims against her nonsubscribing employer.
Case: Brackenridge Healthcare Inc.
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to surgery for an admittedly compensable back injury.
Case: Johnson Controls v. Miller,
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits and additional treatment for a mechanic’s back injury.
Case: Bush v. Sherwood
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court ruled that the descendants of a worker who died from cancer could not maintain wrongful death claims against his former employer
… Read more »The Alabama Supreme Court partially revived a workers’ compensation attorney’s suit against another lawyer for sharing some of his controversial social media posts with his
… Read more »The Texas Department of Insurance has adopted NCCI Item E-1409 — "Enhancement to NCCI's Experience Rating Plan Methodology" — revising components used to calculate experience
… Read more »Tennessee lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for firefighters and unanimously passed a grant program bill to
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss claim.
Case: Fragmin v. TC Energy Group LLC, No.
… Read more »The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured carpenter’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits.
… Read more »Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024
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