
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in reviving a nurse’s claim for benefits for a COVID-19 infection.
Case: Norton Healthcare v.
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to surgery and additional temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Gwinn v. JP
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation recommended that state lawmakers amend the law to allow contested case hearings by video conference if all parties agree.
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Lawmakers in Texas are considering legislation to create a presumption that infertility is an occupational illness for firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
SB 454, prefiled
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a second opportunity to establish compensability for his carpal tunnel syndrome after
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker who previously sprained her left ankle at work was entitled to benefits after she
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could not compel an injured worker to attend a functional capacity evaluation at the
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Commission did not err in awarding benefits for a worker’s injury on a theory of
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for death benefits, finding that her husband did not die as a result of
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation updated its rules governing pharmaceutical benefits.
The division said the final rules it adopted removed obsolete provisions and updated
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