
The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned an award of benefits to a worker who had relocated from out-of-state for a job, finding an accident that occurred
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s request for an increase in his permanent partial disability award.
Case: Smith v. Marshall County Coal
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A divided Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a host of conditions, with a majority relying on the
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker struck by a steel beam that was being hoisted.
Case: Dolcimascolo
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division published temporary rules, effective Jan. 1, that it says will allow providers and carriers to use 2025 medical billing codes immediately.
The
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson announced that he is reappointing Joel Sacks as director of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
Joel Sacks
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The amount California employers will have to reimburse injured workers for travel to medical appointments will increase to 70 cents per mile in 2025 from
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The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that the estate of a worker killed in an assembly line accident failed to establish a viable gross negligence
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation approved the 2025 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan.
The annual plan establishes priorities for the Medical Quality Review
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker’s back injury.
Case: Perez v. Southern Tire Mart
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