The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer could not be relieved of its obligation to provide continuing medical treatment to an injured
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld the denial of a coal miner’s third claim for black lung benefits.
Case: Hitt v. OWCP, No. 23-1916, 08/15/2024, unpublished.
… Read more »The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not relitigate the reasonableness of a worker’s mileage expenses from traveling to see a chiropractor 78
… Read more »The National Insurance Crime Bureau has set its Workers’ Compensation and Medical Investigations Conference for Oct. 1-4 in Chicago.
The event's goal is to provide training
… Read more »California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal/OSHA, has increased staffing in its Bureau of Investigations Unit to take on more probes into
… Read more »A former meter reader in Washington state has pleaded guilty to workers' compensation fraud after it was discovered that she lived with six dogs even though
… Read more »Exposure to dust and other particles may put construction workers at an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease, according to a study publicized on
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure and scolded the attorney responsible for bringing the
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a worker’s negligence claims against a colleague and his employer arising from
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a doctor’s request to expand a worker’s claim to add post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety as
… Read more »Oct 20-22, 2024
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