The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a former coal miner was entitled to an increased impairment award for the worsening of his occupational pneumoconiosis, even though he had undergone…
A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge of compensation claims erroneously calculated a minor league baseball player’s average weekly wage.
Case: Detroit Tigers Inc. v. Sodders, No. 1D2023-0827, 06/12/2024, published.
Facts:…
A bill that would prevent the sunsetting of a law allowing carriers to use debit cards to pay benefits emerged in the California Assembly.
Assemblymember Lisa Calderon, D-Whittier, on Monday amended…
A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that an employee who injures a colleague must be acting within the course and scope of employment when the incident occurs to receive the…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a janitor who contracted Legionnaires’ disease.
Case: Scottish Rite Bodies of Charleston v. Weese, No. 22-0427, 06/10/2024, published.
Facts: Thomas W. Weese worked…