BWC Rule Changes Open for Public Comment
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is seeking comments on two fee schedule rules and an outpatient formulary regulation.
The bureau is proposing to adopt annual changes to rules governing payment…
OSHA Fines Contractor $50,703 for Drowning Death
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Louisiana contractor $50,703 for violations that resulted in the drowning death of a heavy equipment operator at a worksite in North…
Court Upholds Worker’s Entitlement to Additional Treatment, TTD Benefits
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to additional treatment and temporary total disability benefits for a knee injury.
Case: ACNR Resources Inc. v. Price, No.
Federal Court Upholds Miner’s Entitlement to Black Lung Benefits
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a long-time coal miner’s entitlement to black lung benefits, rejecting the employer’s challenges as reiterations of previously unsuccessfully arguments asserted against reliance…
Court Orders Consideration of Whether Employer Endorsed Jaywalking
The Oregon Court of Appeals remanded a case to the Workers’ Compensation Board with instructions to consider whether an employer exposed a worker to a greater risk than that to…
ICA Warns of Mail Processing Delays
The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that processing of mail sent to its claims and administrative law judge divisions may be delayed as it starts working with a new scanning…