Worker Lacks Standing to Appeal Liability Finding
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker lacked standing to appeal a finding that her employer’s insurance carrier didn’t have to pay for diagnostic testing she received from…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Chemical Exposure Claim
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a retired worker’s chemical exposure injury claim.
Case: Goines v. Standard Corp., No. 22-0167, 02/20/2024, published.
Facts and procedural history: In 2019, after Nathan…
Court Rejects Worker’s Constitutional Challenge to IRE, Modification of Status
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to his impairment rating evaluation and the modification of his disability status.
Case: Conrad v. Department of Transportation (WCAB), No. 557…
WCRI Publishes Compendium of State, Federal Cost Containment Strategies
The Workers Compensation Research Institute published a guide describing the medical cost containment strategies used in all 50 states and three federal workers’ compensation programs.
The publication, “Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost…
Double-Dipper Gets 5-Year Sentence, $170,000 Restitution Order
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said a woman was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $170,000 in restitution for conning two employers in two…