The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a denial of a coal miner’s request to increase his pulmonary impairment award.
Case: Rogers v. Murray American Energy Inc., No. 21-0409, 09/19/2022, published.
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A divided Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the guardian for an incompetent worker could pursue an action to invalidate a benefit-review agreement years after it was signed by the worker,…
The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a determination that a claimant has a permanent injury, or awards of future medical or income benefits, are not prerequisites to reopening a…
California political observer and columnist Dan Walters, in an editorial published by CalMatters Monday, said that pressure for workers’ compensation reforms is building in Sacramento.
Dan Walters
Walters’ prediction appears to…
Injured workers in Los Angeles County tend to be older and have more experience than workers injured in other parts of the state, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute…