DWC Lowers Discount Rate for Final Quarter of 2025
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the fourth quarter discount rate will be 7.12%.
The discount rate is used to calculate the present value of future weekly payments for…
Supreme Court Upholds Widow’s Award for Worker’s Fatal Brain Infection
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a widow whose husband succumbed to a fungal brain infection.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v. Banks, No. 25-273, 09/10/2025, published.
Facts: Timothy…
Vocational Expert Can Use Personal Knowledge to Establish Available Positions for Worker
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer was entitled to modify a worker’s benefits after it identified jobs within her capabilities that would enable her to increase her earning…
Court Raises Fee Awards for Workers Who Prevail at Trial, on Appeal
A Louisiana appellate court upheld benefits for a worker’s back injury and ruled that the appropriate award of fees incurred by a worker who prevails at trial and on appeal should be…
Excavating Company Fined $140,500 for Knowingly Putting Workers in Danger
A Washington Department of Labor and Industries inspector took spontaneous action to stop activity on a construction site when he noticed workers in an inadequately protected trench.
Inspector Tyler Barrick photographed…