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Supreme Court Reinstates Denial of Worker’s Request for Additional Treatment
The South Dakota Supreme Court reinstated a decision by an administrative law judge denying a worker’s claim for additional treatment. Case: Pham v. Smithfield Foods Sioux Falls, 2025 S.D. 41, 07/23/2025,…
Government Gets ‘Windfall’ of Immunity for Contractor’s Injuries
A federal appellate court ruled that the government was entitled to the “windfall” of enjoying immunity for a contractor’s injuries under Virginia’s workers’ compensation law. Case: Robertson v. U.S., No. 24-1508,…
Summary Dismissal Appropriate for Worker’s Tort Claims Against Employer, General Contractor
An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil actions against his employer, the general contractor of a project and a subcontractor for injuries he sustained while working. Case: Weitzel…
Compensability of Worker’s Injury Upheld; Case Remanded for Correction of Record
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered a compensable injury to his foot, but ruled that the case had to be remanded for the record…
Court: Board Should Have Granted Hardship Application for Worker With Meager Income
A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of an extreme hardship application by a worker scraping by on $1,280 per month. Case: Matter of Martin v. D'Agostino…
Court Upholds Finding That Worker Has No Permanent Impairment From Shoulder Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had no permanent impairment from a shoulder injury. Case: Harris v. AHF LLC, No. 24-ICA-504, 06/27/2025, published. Facts and procedural…
ICA Posts New Form for Notice of Claim Status
The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers have 90 days to transition to using a new claim status notice form. The ICA said the "Notice…
Court Upholds Warrantless Search Condition for Premium Fraud Conviction
A California appeals court found no problem with an order requiring a business owner convicted of cheating a work comp carrier and state tax collectors to submit to warrantless searches…
Federal Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Miner’s Widow
A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of an award of Black Lung Act benefits to a coal miner’s widow. Case: Consol Mining Co. LLC v. OWCP, No.
Worker’s Claim Fails Due to Lack of Causal Link Between Employment, Complaints
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim due to her failure to link her ongoing complaints to her employment. Case: Nagy v. Medplast Engineered Products Inc.
Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Worker’s Shoulder Surgery
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery. Case: Mayer v. City of Clarksburg, No. 24-ICA-462, 06/27/2025, published. Facts: Frank Mayer worked for the…
Court Revives Nurse’s Claim for Repetitive Use Injury
A New York appellate court revived a nurse’s claim for repetitive use injuries, finding that the Workers’ Compensation Board used the wrong standard for denying the claim. Case: Matter of Badzio…