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
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a citation against a crane service provider but reinstated another.
Case: Secretary of the Education &
… Read more »The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it settled with a Mississippi poultry facility, requiring the company to pay $164,814 in fines and implement enhanced safety
… Read more »The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission is holding a claims administration workshop on Oct. 4.
The Claims Administration Made Easy workshop will examine third-party claims,
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a reduction in a worker’s award of temporary total disability benefits to eliminate compensation for the time after he
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the authorization of a pain management consultation for an injured worker.
Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Stapel, No.
… Read more »The National Council on Compensation Insurance submitted a rate filing recommending that the Virginia State Corporation Commission reduce loss costs by 12%, effective April 1.
… Read more »A federal appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to the deadlines for submitting evidence to contest its liability for black lung benefits.
Case: Hobet Mining
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his electric shock injury.
Case: Quanta Services Inc. v. Bolling, No. 23-420,
… Read more »Federal workplace safety investigators cited Circle K Stores Inc. for failing to provide a safe place of employment after a cashier suffered a serious gunshot
… Read more »Jun 14-28, 2025
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