A Texas appellate court ruled that the family of a worker killed in a refinery accident had to arbitrate their gross negligence claims, pursuant to
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The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of benefits to a coal lab employee, finding that the Board of Review failed to
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The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill clarifying procedures relating to third-party recovery rights.
The House voted 112-0 on Monday to pass HB
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The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award for a worker’s carpal tunnel syndrome, finding he developed the condition after suffering a crush injury
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The Georgia Supreme Court this month disbarred a claimants’ attorney who forged his clients’ signatures on checks and stole $159,615 in proceeds for his own
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A bill introduced in West Virginia on Monday would adopt a nearly 40-year-old federal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 12% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his loss of grip strength due to a
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The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow first responders to use a preemployment physical examination from a former employer to invoke the
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Legislation introduced in Georgia would increase temporary disability and death benefits and revise the process for reinstating benefits when an effort to return an injured
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who failed to present evidence of a compensable injury supported by objective
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