The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged shoulder injury, finding he failed to prove a new injury as
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to additional permanent partial disability benefits for his occupational pneumoconiosis.
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… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation slightly reduced the discount interest rate that will be used to calculate the present-day value of lump-sum settlements during
… Read more »The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would allow nurse practitioners to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder.
Although non-physical injuries are generally not
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a lineman after he unsuccessfully attempted to return to duty after suffering an electric
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals now has a split among its districts, with the Southern District ruling that a prior enhanced permanent partial disability award
… Read more »The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s functional capacity evaluation qualified as a compensable form of “necessary medical attention,” since it
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a 14% permanent partial disability award for his injuries from a
… Read more »The Alabama Daily News reports that a bill to provide workers' compensation benefits to the state's teachers has stalled in a House of Representatives committee.
… Read more »A committee in the Maryland House of Delegates is scheduled to hear testimony March 26 on a bill that would authorize the Workers' Compensation Commission
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