Missed Filing Deadline by 1 Day Costs Worker His Appeal
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker missed the deadline to appeal the termination of his benefits by one day, and that his appeals were therefore properly dismissed…
Employers Defending Against Comp Claims Can Get Workers’ Confidential Employment Records
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an employer against whom a workers’ compensation claim has been made is an “interested party” entitled to confidential unemployment records concerning the claimant.
Case:…
OAL Approves Utilization Review Rules
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the Office of Administrative Law approved its rules to exempt certain treatments and prescriptions from utilization review.
The division said the regulations primarily…
Court Upholds Award for Worker’s Inhalation Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a healthcare worker’s inhalation injury.
Case: West Virginia United Health System Inc. v. Miner, No. 25-ICA-247, 12/04/2025, published.
Facts: Brooke…
Deputy’s Refusal of Surgery Results in Denial of Duty Disability Retirement
The Court of Appeal for the 2nd District of California ruled that an injured deputy sheriff was properly denied a service-connected disability retirement due to his unreasonable refusal to undergo…
Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Worker’s Challenge to Denial of Petition for Alternate Care
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to petition for judicial review meant a district court lacked jurisdiction to hear her challenges to a denial of alternate…