The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two contractors that it said could have prevented a fatal accident if they followed workplace safety rules.
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award for a worker’s elbow injury from an on-the-job fall.
Case: West Virginia United Health System Inc.
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, and that he was entitled
… Read more »The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths will increase 4.3% in January to match an increase in the
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on the 2025 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan through Nov. 22.
The annual plan establishes
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the gross annual payroll requirements for coverage of seasonal workers will increase 3.9% next year.
Seasonal workers
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of coverage for a worker’s opioid medication.
Case: Howell v. Floyd County Board of Education, No. 2024-CA-0122-WC,
… Read more »Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that five people were indicted on fraud charges for an alleged labor contracting scheme that was structured to avoid payroll
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage that includes a lump sum of vacation pay with her wages, and
… Read more »Federal workplace safety regulators fined a Texas manufacturer and designer of school furniture, saying the company could have prevented an injury by installing machine guards.
… Read more »Jun 14-28, 2025
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