The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a poultry processing plant worker’s claim for injuries from an unexplained fall.
Case: Gutierrez v. Perdue
… Read more »The combined ratio for the U.S. workers’ compensation market worsened slightly in 2023 even as premiums increased year over year, according to an S&P Global
… Read more »The Workers’ Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee found a single instance of misconduct in complaints filed against comp judges in 2022 and 2023, according to a
… Read more »The Utah Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a former Walmart’s worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits.
Darlene Rouse worked for Walmart. She
… Read more »An increase in average temporary disability duration drove a nearly 10% increase in average indemnity benefits per claim in Wisconsin in 2022, according to a
… Read more »Medical management firm OccMD on Tuesday announced the appointment of Cheryl Killion as the new director of nurse case management effective June 1.
Killion has
… Read more »A Texas appellate court ruled that a public school district was immune from civil liability to a former employee on her retaliatory discharge claim.
Case:
… Read more »A federal appellate court ruled that it had no jurisdiction over a petition for review of a denial of survivor’s benefits under the Black Lung
… Read more »The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s knee injury, but overturned the award of permanent total disability benefits as
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for a worker’s permanent total disability benefits for a
… Read more »Jun 11-13, 2025
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