The Workers Compensation Research Institute published a new study comparing medical fee schedules in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
The study, “Designing Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules, 2025,” reviews…
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned the closure of a worker’s claim, finding the Board of Review had failed to properly consider the evidence before it.
Caitlin Workman was working…
A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a carrier was liable for the cost of a worker’s surgery, even though it had not been preauthorized, because it was…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, but that the property owner was entitled to summary judgment…
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that the assessment for the Multiple Injury Trust Fund will drop to 6.29% from 7%, effective July 1.
The commission said this is the first…
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill that would have allowed workers’ compensation coverage for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Gianforte said in his veto message that work comp…