West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to expand the scope of his claim and to receive additional medical treatment.
Case: ACNR Resources Inc.
The Utah Supreme Court ruled that an employer waived a limitations defense by not seeking relief on it, and that an administrative law judge’s ruling on the issue did not preserve…
A recently amended bill would add naturopathic doctors to the list of providers who are allowed to serve as primary treating physicians in California’s workers’ compensation system.
Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward,…
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that an employer’s responsibility for attorney fees incurred by a worker who pursued a third-party claim is initially subtracted from the amount available in subrogation…
The Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico ruled that the aggregate 700-week limit on benefits requires reducing the death benefit awarded to the widow of a firefighter…
A divided Illinois appellate court ruled that a worker did not exceed his allowable selection of two physicians to treat his compensable injury.
Case: Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. IWCC, No.