A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a widow was entitled to mandamus relief directing the Industrial Commission to reconsider her entitlement to a loss-of-use award.
Case: State ex rel. Heilman…
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker who was terminated for misconduct could not collect temporary total disability benefits after undergoing surgery for his compensable injury.
Case: State ex rel.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have increased the threshold for determining whether medical procedures need prior approval.
Gov. Kathy Hochul
The governor vetoed Senate Bill 6929,…
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a schedule loss of use award for a worker’s shoulder injury.
Case: Matter of James v. Premier Home Health Care, No. CV-23-1674,…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker after post-concussive syndrome and post-traumatic headaches were added to his claim.
Case: Murray American Energy Inc.
A former Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. employee in Kansas alleges in a lawsuit that his employer illegally fired him in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, according to…