The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge has the discretion to award ongoing temporary disability benefits to a worker who has reached maximum medical improvement in lieu…
The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to a closed period of temporary total disability benefits for a back injury.
Case: Welchert v. Abe’s Trash…
A New York appellate court overturned the denial of benefits to a crisis response worker for her toxic exposures at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist…
The Santa Monica Daily Press reported a nearly 30% increase in the city’s work comp liabilities in the most recent fiscal year, as hospital fees increased 264% and nursing home…
The Alabama Daily News reports that a bill to provide workers’ compensation benefits to the state’s teachers has stalled in a House of Representatives committee.
Currently, teachers in Alabama must cover…