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Thursday, February 13, 2025
- State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for knee surgery for a worker who was injured in a workplace fall.
Case:
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- State: Virginia
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Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying conditions that are included in the presumption that throat cancer is compensable for first responders.
The House voted 94-0
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- State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker for his wrist injury.
Case: AutoZone Inc. v.
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- State: Louisiana
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a firefighter’s claim for benefits for his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Case: Burkett v. Jefferson Parish
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- State: Maryland
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Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow licensed clinical social workers to provide rehabilitation services to injured workers under workers' compensation law.
HB
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- State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s claim was timely because her delay in filing was caused by the actions
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- State: Mississippi
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The Mississippi Senate unanimously passed a bill to correct an errant statutory reference to the agency that administers the state's workers' compensation system.
The agency
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- State: Arkansas
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who suffered a 1% increase in impairment after the removal of hardware from her back did
… Read more »Monday, February 10, 2025
- State: Louisiana
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A divided Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a worker suffering from stiff person syndrome was entitled to a new trial with the Office of Workers’ Compensation.
… Read more »Monday, February 10, 2025
- State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ordered the Board of Review to revisit the issue of when a worker was last exposed to the hazards
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