Work comp carriers in Texas would be required to pay doctors at least $100 when an injured worker fails or refuses to appear for an
… Read more »In a trio of decisions, a Louisiana appellate court upheld awards of benefits to paper mill workers for their occupational hearing loss, as well as
… Read more »Sole proprietors in North Carolina would be required to have workers’ compensation coverage at all times, under legislation introduced Wednesday in the General Assembly.
The
… Read more »The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation said it submitted a notice of change regarding proposed rules for ambulatory surgical center reimbursement that would clarify the
… Read more »The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would allow group self-insurance associations to merge.
Del. William C. Wampler
The Senate on
… Read more »The Alabama Supreme Court declined to grant mandamus relief to allow a defendant in a workers' compensation/wrongful death action to amend an answer to raise
… Read more »Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that the owner of a construction company pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from
… Read more »A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claim of retaliation.
Case: Tovar v. Wright-Way Maintenance LLC, No. 12-22-00078-CV, 02/15/2023, published.
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals threw out a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his claim against the Second Injury Fund due to multiple deficiencies
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a temporary worker’s average weekly wages by averaging the number of hours worked and the varying
… Read more »Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024
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