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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division posted a revised list of carriers and self-insured employers that are required to report medical bill payment data. The division added Farmington Casualty Co. and Starr…

An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow was entitled to mandamus relief compelling the Industrial Commission to revisit her entitlement to an enhanced award of benefits for her husband’s death…

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to an Amazon employee for her alleged injuries from a “stampede” of passengers “desperate” to board a crowded public bus…

A New York appellate court ruled that a carrier could not attempt to relitigate a catastrophically injured worker’s entitlement to round-the-clock home care. Case: Matter of Kaminski v. Integrated Structures Corp.,…

An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who suffered multiple injuries, including the partial amputation of his leg, in a bridge collapse. Case:…

An Ohio appellate court granted a worker limited mandamus relief, sending his case back to the Industrial Commission to explain its finding that he was not entitled to permanent total…

Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend-based construction company more than $103,00 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from fall hazards. Sky Ridge Construction LLC workers at a residential job site…

A study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute notes that injured workers had a higher prevalence of psychosocial risk factors than those using private insurance, as well as a heightened association between the risk…

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker’s widow was entitled to benefits for his death because his cancer was materially related to his occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: Alliance Coal…

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award because the medical opinions did not consider his carpal tunnel diagnosis or…

A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a construction laborer who fell into a hole while carrying rebar.    Case: Matter of Leon v. Structure Tech New…

An Iowa employer pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact as an employee continued working for him while receiving workers’ compensation benefits, the Iowa Division of Insurance announced. The double-dipping…