A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s failure to identify the date of the hearing at which it raised an objection rendered its application for review incomplete.
Case: Matter…
The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against his former employer’s insurance carrier for the alleged mishandling of his workers’ compensation claim.
Case: Biggs v.
The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the maximum weekly benefit will increase to $1,099 from $1,011 as a result of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage.
The…
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average workers’ compensation premium rate for hours worked next year.
Joel Sacks
“A modest hike is needed…
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose his injuries from a prior compensable accident after he was…
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court dismissed a worker’s request for a determination of whether hearing aids qualified as prosthetics, determining that the issue was not yet ripe for adjudication.
Case: Collen…