A Texas appellate court overturned a jury’s verdict for a worker on his retaliation claim, finding that the trial was not held in a proper
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A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment for a worker who was injured when he was pinned between two dumpsters.
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The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board held in a significant panel decision that deductions from an applicant's permanent and total disability benefits were limited under
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The Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed a circuit ruling holding that Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Co. failed to prove it was entitled to punitive damages from
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Lawmakers in the Mississippi Legislature are weighing two approaches to expanding workers' compensation benefits, setting up a policy debate over benefit levels versus duration.
H.B. 80, introduced
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An Ohio appellate court on Thursday reversed a summary judgment that had blocked a juvenile corrections officer from pursuing additional allowances in a workers' compensation
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The Oregon Court of Appeals said there was no evidence to support a finding that a carrier's interpretation of a doctor's ambiguous statement about an
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Injured workers receiving permanent total disability benefits, and dependents receiving survivor’s benefits, should receive a 2.3% increase in their monthly benefit rate this month, the
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The Iowa Court of Appeals held that the commissioner did not apply prohibited expertise by modifying an expert's impairment rating to conform with case law
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A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a claim for exemplary damages against an employer for a worker’s fatal grain bin accident.
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