West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable back injury.
Case: Spartan Mining Co. v. Burgess, No. 24-ICA-485, 06/06/2025, published.
Facts: Mark Burgess worked for…
Delaware lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would increase payments for evaluation and management services after the state’s transition to a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale fee schedule.
Statutes…
Maine lawmakers passed a bill that would preserve the statutory presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder conditions arose from employment as a first responder.
Maine law presumes PTSD arose from employment for…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to authorization for surgery recommended by his longtime treating physician.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v. Ullman, No.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a denial of authorization for surgery to an injured worker, as well as a denial of additional temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Grubbs v. Southern Personnel Management…