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Friday, December 27, 2024

OSHA: Electrocution Caused by Contractor's Faulty Tools, Training Failures

  • State: Alabama
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an Alabama contractor $84,789 for workplace safety violations it says resulted in the death of a worker.

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Friday, December 27, 2024

Court: Uninsured Motorist Policy Exclusion Limits Damages Owed to Comp Recipient

  • State: Missouri
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Missouri appeals court upheld a decision finding that an uninsured motorist policy exclusion triggered by payment of workers' compensation benefits was valid and that

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Friday, December 27, 2024

OSHA Cites Contractor for Trench Collapse

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a contractor in Frisco $107,228 for repeatedly exposing workers to trench hazards.

Bandera Utility Contractors sent workers

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Worker Gets Authorization for Updated MRI

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the authorization of an updated magnetic resonance imaging scan of a worker’s lumbar spine.

Case: Blackhawk Mining v.

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Worker Gets Award for Hearing Loss, Plus Penalties, Fees

  • State: Louisiana
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his hearing loss, as well as an award of penalties and attorney

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Bill Would Add Unpaid Interns to Those Not Covered by Comp

  • State: Oklahoma
  • Topic: SOUTH
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Oklahoma lawmakers introduced a bill for the 2025 session that would prevent unpaid interns and other workers from receiving workers' compensation benefits if they are

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to PPD Award

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s request for an increase in his permanent partial disability award.

Case: Smith v. Marshall County Coal

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Monday, December 23, 2024

Split High Court Relies on Law of Case to Dismiss Worker's Challenges

  • State: Kentucky
  • Topic: SOUTH
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A divided Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for a host of conditions, with a majority relying on the

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Friday, December 20, 2024

DWC Approves 2025 Medical Audit Plan

  • State: Texas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation approved the 2025 Medical Quality Review Annual Audit Plan.

The annual plan establishes priorities for the Medical Quality Review

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Friday, December 20, 2024

No Additional TTD for Worker With Back Injury

  • State: Arkansas
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits for a worker’s back injury.

Case: Perez v. Southern Tire Mart

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