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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- State: Maryland
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The Maryland Appellate Court overturned an award of benefits to a financial adviser for his alleged occupational disease from mold exposure.
Case: In the Matter
… Read more »Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- State: Mississippi
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The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s optional medical examination is not a reimbursable expense from a worker’s third-party recovery.
Case: Brent v. Mississippi
… Read more »Monday, June 3, 2024
- State: Texas
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday proposed rules for designated doctor procedures and requirements for lifetime income benefits to implement House Bill 2468.
… Read more »Monday, June 3, 2024
- State: Louisiana
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Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill that would establish notice requirements for carriers to seek additional premium payments from employers that misclassified their workers and limit
… Read more »Monday, June 3, 2024
- State: South Carolina
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The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission adopted new benefit payment rules after lawmakers permitted the agency to allow electronic payments.
The commission on Friday published
… Read more »Friday, May 31, 2024
- State: Missouri
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The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a knee injury allegedly caused by his misstep while descending
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- State: Virginia
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for an injury from falling as she turned to speak to a colleague.
… Read more »Friday, May 31, 2024
- State: Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing police and firefighters with injuries that are presumed to be compensable to select a doctor and increasing
… Read more »Thursday, May 30, 2024
- State: Alabama
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The Alabama Supreme Court issued a writ of mandamus compelling a trial court to dismiss the breach-of-contract and bad-faith claims against an insurance carrier arising
… Read more »Thursday, May 30, 2024
- State: Virginia
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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
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