Claims Administrator Can Recover Overpayment of TTD Benefits

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a claims administrator could recover an overpayment of benefits to a worker. Case: Heath v. Alliance Coal LLC, No. 25-ICA-466, 08/06/2026, published. Facts and procedural history: Richard Heath worked for Alliance Coal LLC. In July 2022, the Board of Review determined that he was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the period from Feb. 19, 2020, through March 16, 2021. A claims administrator for Alliance’s insurance carrier noted that Heath previously received TTD benefits for 17 weeks from October 2019 thr...