A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s award under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
Case: Island Creek Kentucky Mining v. OWCP, No. 25-3200, 02/04/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Eddie Stewart worked in underground coal…
Arizona lawmakers are considering legislation that would require the Industrial Commission to operate a public-facing database with information about workers’ compensation policies.
HB 2680 would require that the database provide information,…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 12% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his loss of grip strength due to a compensable injury.
Case: Alliance Coal LLC…
A bill introduced in West Virginia on Monday would adopt a nearly 40-year-old federal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor.
SB 1073 would repeal state-specific statutes…
The Georgia Supreme Court this month disbarred a claimants’ attorney who forged his clients’ signatures on checks and stole $159,615 in proceeds for his own purposes.
Bryan Matthew Pritchett failed to…
A New York appellate court upheld the establishment of a worker’s occupational disease claim for her elbows.
Case: Matter of Moe v. America Ootoya Chelsea, No. CV-24-0962, 02/05/2026, published.
Facts and procedural…