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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the Administrative Workers' Compensation Act does not bar a worker from receiving more than one change of treating physician per claim.
Monica Moreno Goodwin suffered injuries while working for Saint Anthony South Behavioral Health in March 2017. She filed a workers’ compensation claim.
Saint Anthony admitted liability for injuries to Goodwin’s neck and shoulder. Saint Anthony authorized treatment… Read more »
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a nurse for her back injury.
Case: HCR Manor Care v. IWCC, No. 23-L-50667, 01/16/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Dyhema Ralston worked for Heartland Hospice as a registered nurse. She injured her back while at work in June 2016.
Ralston saw Dr. David Warman two days later. Warman took Ralston off work.
In October 2016, Heartland sent Ralston to be examined by Dr. Julie Wehner—the same day she saw Warman. Warman opined Ralston could return to light-duty work.
Ralston informed Heartland of… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his employer as an intervenor in… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer, which was also the owner of a barge being used at a job site, was… Read more »
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Psychotherapeutic and neurological drugs make up less than one-third of one percent of all prescriptions dispensed to injured workers in California, yet they are now among the 10 most expensive drug groups in the state’s workers compensation system, according to a study released Thursday by the California Workers’ Compensation… Read more »Legislation that would allow public safety workers injured, sickened or killed responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks would be eligible for workers' compensation benefits is moving through the New Jersey Legislature.
The Senate Labor Committee on Thursday passed S 1379, by Sens. Joseph Lagana, D-Bergen, and Nick Scutari, D-Union. The bill would provide workers' compensation benefits for first responders regardless of when the claim is filed, provided they were treated or monitored through the World Trade… Read more »
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