A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s award for a back injury.
Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Falcone, No.
… Read more »The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata did not bar an employer’s claims against its former comp carrier for allegedly misleading
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting comments on a proposal to correct a duplicate regulatory section title.
The DWC is proposing to rename
… Read more »A federal appellate court ruled that a worker’s Jones Act claims should be sent back to a Texas state court.
Shanon Roy Santee worked as
… Read more »The owner of a vocational school in Los Angeles was charged with fraud for billing carriers for services not provided and allegedly paying illegal kickbacks
… Read more »The California Highway Patrol announced that a former officer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of workers’ compensation fraud.
Jordan Lester, 44, filed a work comp
… Read more »The National Council on Compensation Insurance filed a proposed Texas-specific experience rating plan.
NCCI said the new edition of its Experience Rating Plan Manual for
… Read more »California employers could deny an injured worker’s request for time off to get medical treatment for business necessity, under a recently amended bill.
Sen. John
… Read more »A federal appellate court ruled that a coal miner was entitled to a presumption that he was totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis, and it upheld
… Read more »West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to the expansion of his claim to add post-concussional syndrome and post-traumatic headaches.
Case: Murray
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