The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of loss-of-use benefits to a worker with significant limitations to the functional use of his hand.
Michael Block suffered injuries in December 2012 when…
A Texas appellate court ruled that a suit against a nonsubscribing employer constitutes “an action to collect workers’ compensation benefits under the workers’ compensation law” for purposes of designating a…
The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s application for review based on her failure to comply with the minimum pleading requirements for such filings.
Case: Chuhan v. Ergosafe…
The Commonwealth Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the modification of his disability benefits from total to partial.
Case: Dennell v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 77 C.D. 2023, 11/17/2023,…
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section reported 2,438 claims for COVID-19 were filed through Oct. 31, as well as 29 claims for adverse reactions to a vaccine.
The WCS reported in the…