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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

DWC Seeks Input for Future Rulemaking Projects

  • by Steve Nichols (News Contributor)
  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation seeks input on future rulemaking projects. DWC is specifically interested in suggestions for new rules or revisions to the agency’s

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

WCC Announces Move Into Next Phase of Legacy Modernization Program

  • State: South Carolina
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced the move into the next phase of its legacy modernization program that makes new eFile and ePay enhancements

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Court: Worker Shouldn't Have Been Denied Referral to Pulmonologist

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker was wrongfully denied a referral to a pulmonologist for the explicit purpose of clearing him for

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Friday, February 16, 2024

DWC Seeks Comments on Rule Changes for Accident Prevention Services

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting public comments on a proposed amendment to 28 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 166 concerning certain submission requirements for insurers

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Judge Permits Shot Teacher Lawsuit to Move to Appeals Court

  • State: Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Virginia judge has signed off on transferring to an appeals court a case brought by a former elementary school teacher who claims she should

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Court Says Toll Worker Struck by Ambulance Cannot Sue

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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An injured toll collector cannot sue over injuries she suffered when an ambulance collided with her tollbooth because of statutory immunity and because she already obtained

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Firefighter With Occupational Disease Gets Supplemental Earnings Benefits

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a finding that a firefighter had an occupational disease covered by the Firefighter's Heart and Lung Act and that he

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Split Supreme Court Says Worker Can Reopen Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker should have been allowed to reopen his claim for foot and shoulder injuries.

Case: Toler

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Repair Contractor, Cement Silo Operator Cited Over Worker's Death

  • State: Alabama
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Legal
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited an Alabama maintenance and repair contractor after a worker died in August 2023

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

No Benefits for Worker With Carpal Tunnel Claim

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
  • - Popular with: Insurance
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s claim that repeated computer use caused her carpal tunnel syndrome.

Case: Cooper

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