Court Awards Worker Benefits for Back Injury, Authorizes MRI
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a back injury, and that he was entitled to a magnetic resonance imaging…
Injured Worker Failed to Prove Extreme Hardship Warranting Reclassification
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for an extreme hardship redetermination.
Case: Matter of Brown v. Plans Plus Ltd., No. CV-23-0250, 10/10/2024, published.
Facts and procedural…
Industrial Commission Announces New Training Opportunities
The Arizona Industrial Commission announced that it’s Medical Resource Office has added training opportunities for providers, payers and third-party administrators.
The training course for providers is comprised of four, 30-minute webinars…
Benefits Increasing 4.3% in January
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that maximum benefits for injuries, illnesses and deaths will increase 4.3% in January to match an increase in the state’s average weekly wage.
The state’s…
Supreme Court Says Traveling Worker Suffered Compensable Fall While Souvenir Shopping
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a traveling worker was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall while leaving her hotel to go souvenir shopping.
Kimminee Costello worked for…
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker’s Civil Suit Against Employer
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit against his employer based on his injuries from a piece of farm equipment his employer had…