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Worker Gets Limited Writ Overturning Denial of Benefits
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a limited writ overturning a denial of his request for temporary total disability benefits after surgery to treat his…
Firefighter Gets Award for Cardiac Issues Following COVID-19 Infection
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 statutory presumption that his infection…
Common-Law Wife of Deceased Police Officer Receives Award of Benefits
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 duty. Case: City of Euless v.
Privette Doctrine Shields Company From Liability to Subcontractor’s Injured Employee
A California appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to the general contractor for a construction project, finding that the Privette doctrine shielded it from liability to a subcontractor’s…
Medical Mileage Rate Increases for 2024
Injured workers who travel for related medical treatment will be reimbursed next year at a rate of 67 cents per mile, an increase from 65.5 cents per mile in 2023,…
Court Rejects Worker’s Challenge to Summary Dismissal of Claim
The New Mexico Court of Appeals rejected a worker’s challenge to the summary dismissal of his workers’ compensation claim. Case: Monsivais v. Baker-Hughes Oilfield Operations, No. A-1-CA-39305, 12/04/2023, unpublished. Facts and procedural…
DIR’s Carson City Office Has New Address
Nevada's Division of Industrial Relations Carson City office has new digs. The DIR has completed the relocation to 1886 E. College Parkway, Suite 100, from 400 W. King St., Suite 400. The phone number for the…
No Industrial Disability Retirement for Cop Terminated for Misconduct
A California appellate court ruled that a former police officer who was terminated for cause was not entitled to an industrial disability retirement. James Suess worked as a police officer for…
AWCA’s Cap on PPD Doesn’t Bar Worker From Receiving Additional Benefits
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 benefits under a new law. Case:…
Comp Judge Doesn’t Have Discretion to Deny Employer’s Bid to Question Physician
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that a workers' compensation law judge does not have the discretion to deny an employer’s request to cross-examine an attending physician before a decision has been…
Firefighter Who Inspired Brain Injury Coverage Change Dies
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 income benefits, died on Nov.
Jury’s Finding of Retaliatory Termination, Award of Lost Wages Upheld on Appeal
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 the award of lost wages. Case:…