
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that an emergency medical technician qualified as a “paramedic” entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for a
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A COVID-19 presumption bill took a big step forward this week when it was approved by the Virginia House Labor and Commerce Committee.
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The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation will hold another hearing on proposed changes to utilization and medical reimbursement dispute rules, the agency announced.
The hearing
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A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker who suffered a series of injuries failed to prove his entitlement to benefits from the State Second
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A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-employed worker could not appeal a denial of benefits for his shoulder injury on behalf of himself and his company.
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Like it or not, virtual hearings are probably here to stay in the Texas workers' compensation system, regulators said Wednesday.
As workers' comp courts and
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation plans to move to the latest electronic claims reporting standard, which will require much more data from insurers, regulators
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer could not raise a fraud defense to a nursing assistant’s claim for benefits and that her admittedly
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A Missouri appellate court ruled that the Line of Duty Compensation Fund is not liable for the payment of benefits to the estate of a
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Virginia workers' compensation claims resulting from COVID-19 have topped 6,000, which appears to be somewhere in between the per capita numbers for other states that
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