The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation proposed rules that it said would clarify the process for carriers to get wage information for seasonal workers and
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered additional proceedings on whether a worker was able to find alternate employment and on his potential wage-earning capabilities.
Case: Hall v.
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a statutory cap on attorney fees at 15% of the compensation awarded or paid to
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a camp employee from suing her employer for her injuries from being bitten by
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because he was an independent contractor.
Case: Winfield
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a staffing company employee could not proceed with a civil suit against his borrowing employer and its
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s neck injury was compensable.
Case: E.G. Middleton Inc. v. Spry, No. 1659-24-1, 10/28/2025, unpublished.
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Employers, workers and insurers in the Lone Star state continue to benefit from reforms enacted two decades ago, the Insurance Council of Texas said in
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The Texas State Office of Risk Management announced that Sara Hays was appointed executive director.
Sara Hays
Hays most recently was deputy
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Hypes v. Quanta Services, No. 25-ICA-159, 10/24/2025, published.
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