Orders taking a matter off calendar are not final orders for the purposes of seeking reconsideration, the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board said in a
… Read more »A petition was filed with the California Supreme Court requesting a writ of mandate directing the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to render final decisions on
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Foster v. Kingston Mining Inc.,
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard of proof to a social worker seeking benefits for physical
… Read more »A New York appellate court overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits for an injured pharmacy technician.
Case: Matter of Thakkar v. Walmart Associates
… Read more »Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will be weighing in on the proper allocation of the burden of proving the existence of available positions for an injured worker,
… Read more »The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau announced that eligible carriers can request refunds of 2009 work comp security fund assessments through Feb. 24.
Gov. Josh Shapiro
… Read more »A divided Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a tort claim saying the injured worker agreed to a shorter statute of limitations in
… Read more »An administrative law judge with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission on Friday reduced by more than 80% a steel manufacturer’s fine over
… Read more »A New York appellate court overturned a decision deducting the schedule loss of use for a worker’s prior shoulder injury from the schedule loss of
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