Worker Timely Files Claim for TTD
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for temporary total disability benefits based on a change in condition was timely filed within 24 months from the last…
Supreme Court to Address Posthumous Specific Loss Benefits
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will address whether specific loss benefits should be limited posthumously to workers who die because of a cause unrelated to the work injury.
In Steets v. Celebration Fireworks…
Pediatrician Waits Too Long to File Occupational Disease Claim
The Maryland Appellate Court ruled that a pediatrician waited too long to file her occupational disease claim.
Dr. Stacy Scott-McKinny is a board-certified pediatrician who has worked at the Children’s National…
Carriers’ Dispute Revived Over Coverage for Fatal Accident
A federal appellate court revived a coverage dispute between two insurance carriers for a worker’s death at a Texas construction site.
Case: Gemini Insurance Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North…
Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Revised IRE Process
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the state’s revised impairment rating evaluation procedures.
Case: Stanley v. Department of Transportation, No. 1234 C.D. 2022, 01/11/2024, unpublished.
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