The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation reduced the discount rate used to calculate the value of lump-sum settlements from July through September.
The division announced that the third quarter discount rate…
A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for alleged injuries from a fall from the roof of a home.
Case: Prevost v. Associated…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand her claim.
Case: Walker v. Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley Inc., No. 24-ICA-419, 06/06/2025, published.
Facts: Karen…
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said a 6% rate cut for private employers will take effect Tuesday.
The bureau said the rate cut is the result of employers’ ongoing commitment…
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the denial of a social worker’s claim seeking benefits for shingles of the eye.
Case: Appeal of Palangas, No. 2024-0395, 06/24/2025, published.
Facts: Jane Palangas was…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a right rotator cuff tear needed to be added as a compensable condition to a worker’s claim.
Case: Consol Bailey Mine…