The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a mine worker had no preexisting, definitely ascertainable impairment to be apportioned out of his rating.
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 17% permanent partial disability award for a worker who was injured in a car accident.
Case: Lawless v. Community Trust
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of a pain management referral and expansion of a worker’s claim.
Case: Beavers v. McDowell County Board
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent total disability benefits for a longtime coal industry employee with a history of multiple work injuries.
… Read more »The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Oklahoma contractor $82,149 following an investigation into the trench collapse that killed a project manager at
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation published the latest edition of its newsletter aimed at promoting workplace safety.
The new edition of the agency’s “Safety@Work” newsletter
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input on ways to improve stakeholder meetings it holds with insurance carriers and health care providers.
The
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the maximum temporary income benefit is increasing Oct. 1.
At the same time, the division announced that
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of her claim and for additional treatment.
Case: Lambert v.
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged knee injury.
Case: Lambert v. Contura Energy Inc., No. 21-0868, 09/14/2023,
… Read more »Sep 27, 2023
Payers face numerous challenges in managing pharmacy care in workers’ compensation. Opioids, emerg …
Sep 27-29, 2023
Conference Topics: The Future of Occupational Health Work Comp Court Case Review Unsung Hereos of …
Oct 7-12, 2023
Saturday, October 7th Advocates of WILG and Firm Sponsor Appreciation Event TBD (Invitation only …