Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Upholds Award to Truck Driver, Provides Guidance on Calculating AWW | 08/18/2025 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine upheld an award of benefits to an injured truck driver and provided guidance on how to calculate the average weekly wage of those who do not work full-time all months of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Award for Worker With Preexisting Knee Issues | 08/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker with preexisting knee issues was entitled to benefits for a knee contusion after a fall at work. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Closure of Worker's Claim, Denial of Expansion | 08/11/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim, the denial of his requests for additional treatment and the denial of his request to expand the scope of his claim. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Worker's 5% PPD Award | 08/08/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to only a 5% permanent partial disability award. ...Read More | |||
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Safety Agency Says Solar Panel Company Repeatedly Puts Workers at Risk of Falls | 08/08/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined a solar panel installer for repeatedly exposing workers to the risk of falling from rooftops. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits for Worker With 95% PPD | 08/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits even though he had received permanent partial disability awards from multiple claims that totaled 95%. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Coal Miner's Claim of Injuries From Fall | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a coal miner’s claim of injury from a fall. Case: Saunders v. ACN...Read More | |||
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Summary Dismissal Upheld in Worker's Request for Loss-of-Use Award | 08/06/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s attempt to appeal the denial of his motion for a loss-of-use award. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Affirms 0% PPD Award for Health Care Worker | 08/05/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was entitled to a 0% permanent partial disability award. Case:...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Reopen Claim | 08/04/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to reopen his claim. Case: Murphy v. ACNR Resour...Read More | |||
