
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced that it is reviewing rules governing dispute resolution procedures and hearings.
As part of the review, the division
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that the owner of a subcontracting firm was sentenced to 48 months in prison
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim based on his repeated failure to comply with orders from a deputy commissioner.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an increased award for a knee injury.
Case: Fontana v.
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Businesses misclassifying construction workers in Maryland avoid paying an estimated $58.7 million in workers' compensation premiums annually, according to a new report by the state's
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker’s death from complications stemming from a double lung transplant necessitated by his COVID-19 infection
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A Louisiana appellate court granted a supervisory writ of review and determined that an injured worker should have been awarded attorney fees and penalties.
Case:
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The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a worker should have been granted appellate review of his denied claim despite his technical failure to comply with the
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to rehabilitation temporary total disability benefits for 104 weeks.
Case: Heath
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Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying the throat cancer presumption for specified first responders.
Existing law presumes certain types of cancers are presumed to be
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