The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries fined the state wildlife department $200,400 for two incidents that killed one worker and hospitalized another.
Mary Valentine, a 48-year-old Department of Fish…
The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a worker’s application for permanent total disability.
Case: Murray American Energy Inc. v. Harshey, No. 24-ICA-73, 07/30/2024, unpublished.
Facts: Dustin Harshey…
The Travelers Cos. said a review of more than 1.2 million work comp claims from 2017 to 2021 revealed that overexertion was the most frequent cause of injury, but slips,…
Chicago’s Office of Inspector General said in its latest audit that contracting with a third-party administrator represented a “major improvement” in running the city’s work comp program compared to the…
The Delaware Superior Court overturned a determination that an injured worker failed to exhaust reasonable conservative measures to treat his knee injury before opting for surgery.
Case: Baxter v. Verizon Communications,…