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Decision Prompts Comp Court to Seek Expanded Jurisdiction
The Workers' Compensation Court denied the Montana State Fund’s request to appoint a guardian for a deceased worker’s disabled adult child but asked lawmakers to consider expanding the court’s jurisdiction…
Supreme Court to Address Posthumous Specific Loss Benefits
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will address whether specific loss benefits should be limited posthumously to workers who die because of a cause unrelated to the work injury. In Steets v. Celebration Fireworks…
Worker Timely Files Claim for TTD
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits based on a change in condition was timely filed within 24 months from the last…
Police Officers Fail to Link Layoffs to Workers’ Comp Claims
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a finding that two special police officers had not been laid off from their positions in retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation claims. Case: Forestier v. City of…
Worker Entitled to Industrial Impairment in Excess of Medical Rating
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had an occupational impairment exceeding her medical impairment rating. Case: MTD Products Inc. v. Moore, No. 2023-WC-00199-COA, 01/16/2024, published. Facts: Brenda…
Pediatrician Waits Too Long to File Occupational Disease Claim
The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a pediatrician waited too long to file her occupational disease claim. Dr. Stacy Scott-McKinny is a board-certified pediatrician who has worked at the Children's National…
Carriers’ Dispute Revived Over Coverage for Fatal Accident
A federal appellate court revived a coverage dispute between two insurance carriers for a worker’s death at a Texas construction site. Case: Gemini Insurance Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North…
Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Revised IRE Process
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the state's revised impairment rating evaluation procedures. Case: Stanley v. Department of Transportation, No. 1234 C.D. 2022, 01/11/2024, unpublished. Facts and…
Majority of Providers Dubbed High-Tier Performers
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday reported that the majority of health care providers in the state were rated as “high-tier” performers in the 2023 performance-based oversight assessment. Providers last…
Worker Not Entitled to Mandamus Relief From Denial of Claim, Continuing Jurisdiction
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to relief from Industrial Commission decisions denying his claim for benefits and declining to exercise continuing jurisdiction over his…
Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker’s Retaliation Claim
A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of discrimination and retaliation, finding he had been validly terminated for violating its absence-control policy. Case: Frausto v. RC…
Labor Law Defendant’s Motion to Renew Properly Denied
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of a Labor Law defendant’s motion to renew its opposition to a grant of summary judgment for the injured worker. Case: Castillo v.