
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for death benefits, finding that her husband did not die as a result of
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A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker failed to link her need for shoulder surgery to a prior work accident.
Sanjanette Rixner worked for
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The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation updated its rules governing pharmaceutical benefits.
The division said the final rules it adopted removed obsolete provisions and updated
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Although the formula for calculating temporary total disability benefits in New York is consistent with other large states and its neighbors, the actual maximum benefit
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With the lack of federal rules to protect workers from heat, New Jersey lawmakers are proposing that the state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration adopt
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New York lawmakers finally sent the governor a bill that would increase the threshold used to identify medical procedures needing prior approval.
Senate Bill 6929
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a factory worker failed to link his COVID-19 infection to his job.
Case: Matter of Herrera
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a transit worker did not suffer a neck injury from an on-the-job accident.
Case: Matter of
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for death benefits, finding occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing cause of
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A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits for a 41-year-old bartender’s fatal heart attack.
Joseph Rizzo worked for
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