The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a national tank cleaning company $399,000 for safety violations following an investigation into an incident involving exposure to
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A divided Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the imposition of sanctions on an employer’s attorney for submitting misleading documentation to an administrative judge.
Case: Howard Industries
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A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claim against his employer as barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the
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OccMD, LLC, of Dallas announced the acquisition of Corporate Remedies, Inc.
OccMD, LLC, offers an array of workers’ compensation and injury benefit services that include
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking public comment on informal draft amendments to its rules governing lifetime income benefits.
The DWC said the
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for an alleged back injury as unsupported by objective medical findings.
Case:
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a college biology professor failed to prove his claim of injury.
Case: Singleton v. Dillard University, No. 2023-CA-0053, 10/04/2023,
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input for the agency’s proposed audit plans to evaluate decisions and recordkeeping of health care providers who prescribed
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld the reinstatement of benefits to a worker after he was terminated for a fight with a supervisor.
Case: Broussard v.
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to additional medical treatment and additional temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Arkansas
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