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Court Upholds Award of Wage-Loss Disability Benefits
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to 50% wage-loss disability benefits. Case: Arkansas Department of Transportation v. Payne, No. G307065, 05/07/2025, published. Facts: Russell Payne…
Injured Worker Doesn’t Prove Entitlement to Additional TTD
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits for his back injury. Case: Rhoades v. ACNR Resources Inc.,…
Commission Has Jurisdiction Over Fee Dispute Among Attorneys
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Commission had jurisdiction over a fee dispute among the former attorneys for an injured worker and successor counsel. Case: Pelc…
Worker Who Fell From Lift Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a scissor lift. Case: Santana v. Port Authority of New…
Provider Choice Bill Heads to Governor
Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would give injured workers the right to choose a treating physician. House Bill 1300, by Rep. Jenny Willford, D-Northglenn, would repeal the law…
Injured Attorney Gets Attendant Care Services, Penalty, Benefits Without Offset
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that an injured attorney was entitled to an award of attendant care and a penalty, and that his former employer was not entitled…
Worker Fails to Prove Reproductive Toxicity Claim From Solvent Exposure
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for her neurological and pulmonary injuries from solvent exposure, and it upheld the denial of benefits for…
Governor Signs PEO Bill
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill replacing the term “worker leasing company” with “professional employer organization." The governor on Wednesday signed House Bill 2800, which defines a PEO as a…
Firefighter Proves Compensability of Knee Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a firefighter’s knee injury. Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 24-ICA-379, 04/29/2025, published. Facts: Cody Melsop worked for the…
Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim but said other portions of the case should have been dismissed. Case: D'Angelo v. Legacy…
Carrier Not Entitled to Renew Prior Motion for Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s motion to renew its prior motion for summary judgment was properly denied. Case: American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Hudson…
State Has Immunity From Suit by Contractor’s Injured Employee
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that the state was the statutory employer of a contractor’s employee who was injured while supervising inmates working at a call center…