The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled a general contractor that required its subcontractor to obtain workers’ compensation insurance was entitled to immunity from a tort claim by
… Read more »A bill introduced ahead of the 2025 legislative session in South Carolina would require the governing body of each county to provide the Workers' Compensation
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for alleged nerve issues after he suffered a compensable cut to
… Read more »The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for an injury to his shoulder, finding that his prior settlement
… Read more »Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tree trimming service in Georgia $29,035, saying it could have prevented an electrocution in May.
Marvin Reyes, 38, died May
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor announced that a follow-up inspection at a meat processing facility in Alabama found Dean Sausage Co. Inc. failed to correct
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee.
Case: Smith v. Constellium US Holding I
… Read more »Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready on Tuesday announced a 9.2% decrease in workers' compensation loss costs for 2025.
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… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to benefits for cervical radiculopathy, but the court declined to address
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that part of a prior award of enhanced permanent partial disability can be considered in a subsequent claim against the
… Read more »Feb 5-7, 2025
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