Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Qualifies as Subcontractor’s Employee
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker who fell from a scaffold was an employee of a subcontractor on a construction project as opposed to an…
Max TD Benefit Increases July 1
The maximum temporary total disability benefit in Oregon is increasing by 6.427% on July 1 to match the increase in the state’s average weekly wage.
The Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday…
Governor Signs Bill Establishing Criteria to Mandate Lump-Sum Payments
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill that requires carriers and self-insured employers to make a lump-sum payment of a permanent partial disability award if the injured worker waives reconsideration…
Firefighter Cancer Bill Heads to Governor
Connecticut lawmakers voted to send the governor a bill that would make various changes to the program providing quasi-workers’ compensation benefits to firefighters with certain types of cancer.
Senate Bill 1426…
Worker Proves Discrete New Injury to Previously Injured Ankle
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker had suffered a discrete new injury to his previously injured ankle after twisting it at work.
Case: Marion County…