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Court Upholds Award for Postinjury Mental Health Treatment
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s mental health treatment after her on-the-job injury. Case: Virginia Commonwealth University v. Miller, No. 1859-23-2, 08/20/2024, unpublished. Facts: Sabrina…
Commissioner Wilkerson Retires Sept. 15
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that Avery B. Wilkerson Jr. will retire, effective Sept. 15. Avery B. Wilkerson Jr. Wilkerson has served as a commissioner since June 2008 when…
NCCI Study Finds Average Impairment Rating of 6.5%
The National Council on Compensation Insurance said its analysis of impairment ratings in 33 states plus the District of Columbia found that the average whole-body impairment rating for permanently disabled…
DWC Adopts Medicare Changes to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule
The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order updating the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The division in October posted an…
NCCI Recommends 1% Rate Cut
The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation reduce workers’ compensation rates by an average of 1%, effective Jan. 1. NCCI said in a summary…
Registration for Work Comp Summit Opens Monday
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that it will open registration Monday for its one-day Workers’ Compensation Summit set for Oct. 29. Session topics will include a legislative update…
Court Upholds Worker’s Award but Remands for Judge to Describe Compensable Injuries
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award to an injured worker but sent the case back to the judge to provide a more specific description of the compensable conditions. Case:…
Split Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Worsened Condition for Worker
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court summarily affirmed a finding that a worker had suffered a worsening of his condition attributable to a compensable lumbar injury. Case: ANR Inc. v. Stover,…
Court Upholds Award for Carpal Tunnel, Denies Employer’s Request to Take Offset
A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with carpal tunnel syndrome and ruled that his employer was not entitled to an offset against its liability. Case: Caldwell…
Supreme Court Overturns $3 Million Judgment for Worker’s Death
The Alabama Supreme Court overturned a $3 million judgment in a wrongful death case, finding that a worker’s failure to realize a safety device was missing from a machine was…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of PTD Benefits
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of permanent partial disability benefits to an injured worker. Case: Underwood v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, No. 23-118, 08/01/2024,…
No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Ex-DMV Employee
The Rhode Island Superior Court upheld a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a former Department of Motor Vehicles employee. Case: Williams v. Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, No.