The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board held in a significant panel decision that deductions from an applicant’s permanent and total disability benefits were limited under the terms of the award…
The Iowa Court of Appeals held that the commissioner did not apply prohibited expertise by modifying an expert’s impairment rating to conform with case law and rating guidelines.
Case: Brian Dale…
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries from a motorcycle accident while he was on a personal errand were not compensable.
Case: Appeal of Messina, No.
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation repealed rules that have expired or that it says are no longer valid.
The division repealed a rule that required the Industrial Accident Board to…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury.
Case: Underwood v. ACNR Resources Inc., No. 25-ICA-219, 12/04/2025, published.
Facts: Aaron Underwood worked for…