Workers' Compensation News
Substantial Evidence Supports Worker's Award of Additional Treatment, TTD | 09/26/2023 | ||
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld an award of additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits to a fast food cook for his injuries from assisting a customer who had fallen at his restaurant. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Claim Expansion, Additional Treatment | 09/25/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim and for additional treatment. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award Without Apportionment for Worker's Back Injury | 09/21/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 5% permanent partial disability award to a coal company employee for his back injury. ...Read More | |||
State Workplace Health Officials Set Training Event | 09/21/2023 | ||
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The Kentucky Division of Occupational Safety and Health is holding a free, four-day training event in October. The event will include sessions explori...Read More | |||
State Fund Waits Too Long to Challenge Finding of Miscalculated Premiums | 09/20/2023 | ||
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A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that State Compensation Insurance Fund could not belatedly challenge an administrative determination that it miscalculated an employer’s policy premiums. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Denies Worker's Request to Increase Award for Knee Injury | 09/20/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker who had undergone a bilateral knee replacement was not entitled to an increased award of benefits for a post-surgery injury. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Meter Reader's Carpal Tunnel Claim | 09/19/2023 | ||
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The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the denial of a meter reader’s claim for benefits for carpal tunnel diagnosis. ...Read More | |||
State Lacks Jurisdiction Over Carrier in Coverage Dispute | 09/18/2023 | ||
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The Appeals Court of Massachusetts overturned a trial court’s assertion of personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state insurance carrier for a coverage dispute. ...Read More | |||
Supreme Court Upholds Permanent Partial Disability Award for Coal Miner's Shoulder Injury | 09/18/2023 | ||
State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a coal miner’s shoulder injury over the amount issued by his employer’s carrier. ...Read More | |||
Statute of Limitations Bars Self-Represented Worker's Challenge to Settlement Agreement | 09/13/2023 | ||
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The Minnesota Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of a self-represented worker’s challenge to a settlement agreement as time-barred. ...Read More | |||