A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured truck driver was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because he was an independent contractor.
Case: Winfield
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a staffing company employee could not proceed with a civil suit against his borrowing employer and its
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The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s neck injury was compensable.
Case: E.G. Middleton Inc. v. Spry, No. 1659-24-1, 10/28/2025, unpublished.
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Employers, workers and insurers in the Lone Star state continue to benefit from reforms enacted two decades ago, the Insurance Council of Texas said in
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The Texas State Office of Risk Management announced that Sara Hays was appointed executive director.
Sara Hays
Hays most recently was deputy
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Hypes v. Quanta Services, No. 25-ICA-159, 10/24/2025, published.
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The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a data call to all insurance companies licensed to write certain property and casualty lines of coverage the
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s referral to a shoulder specialist, a magnetic resonance imaging scan and
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s knee injury from being kicked by an inmate.
Case: Monongalia County
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a restaurant worker did not prove the compensability of his foot injury.
Case: Wolfe v. BBL Hospitality
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