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:
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »A Florida appellate court reissued a decision vacating an award for attendant care services provided by a worker’s husband to clarify its reasoning.
Case: Girardin
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s attempt to appeal the Workers’ Compensation Commission's decision to reinstate a worker’s claim for additional medical benefits.
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for his injuries from being struck by a falling rock.
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a commission decision authorizing a referral for additional medical treatment for an injured worker.
Case: Arkansas Department of Environmental
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced a comment period for an informal working draft of rules governing the calculation of average weekly wages.
The
… Read more »The Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers' compensation benefits for public school teachers.
Currently, teachers who are injured at work must
… Read more »Mar 20 – Apr 21, 2025
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For two decades, CCWC has assembled the key players in the workers’ compensation arena for what is …