The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted amendments to the agency’s rules concerning medical disputes for workers’ compensation claims.
Amended rules 133.240, 133.250, 133.305,
… Read more »A Texas appellate court upheld an award of workers’ compensation benefits to the common-law wife of a police officer who died in the line of
… Read more »A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his severe cardiac issues after his diagnosis of COVID-19, based on a
… Read more »A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the statutory cap of 350 weeks of permanent partial disability benefits did not bar a worker from receiving additional
… Read more »A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s finding that a worker had been terminated in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, and it upheld
… Read more »Retired Lubbock firefighter Matt Dawson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2020 and was the inspiration for a bill to expand eligibility for lifetime
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker with a cumulative trauma injury was entitled to a statutory three-times multiplier of his award based on
… Read more »The Texas Department of Insurance has proposed rules to implement a new law extending professional licensing reciprocity to members of the military.
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… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to a 20% whole-person permanent partial impairment rating due to his gait derangement.
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… Read more »Missouri lawmakers will consider a bill that would add marijuana to current law that reduces or eliminates workers’ compensation benefits for those who are found to
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