Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying the throat cancer presumption for specified first responders.
Existing law presumes certain types of cancers are presumed to be
… Read more »A Florida appellate court reissued a decision vacating an award for attendant care services provided by a worker’s husband to clarify its reasoning.
Case: Girardin
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s attempt to appeal the Workers’ Compensation Commission's decision to reinstate a worker’s claim for additional medical benefits.
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an increase in a worker’s permanent partial disability award for his injuries from being struck by a falling rock.
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a commission decision authorizing a referral for additional medical treatment for an injured worker.
Case: Arkansas Department of Environmental
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation announced a comment period for an informal working draft of rules governing the calculation of average weekly wages.
The
… Read more »The Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers' compensation benefits for public school teachers.
Currently, teachers who are injured at work must
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional treatment and benefits for a health care worker’s back injury.
Case: Caldwell v. Health Team
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for a neck injury after
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to an increased permanent partial disability award for his bilateral carpal
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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