A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of a worker’s request to expand her claim, collect additional benefits and receive additional medical treatment.
Case: Scarbro v. VP Management LLC, No.
Iowa employers would be on the hook for double the benefits they otherwise would pay to workers injured in the course of employment in which the employer is found to…
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a police officer for an aggravation of his preexisting back issues.
Case: City of Aurora v. IWCC, No. 2-23-0114WC, 01/29/2024, unpublished.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits for a worker’s carpal tunnel syndrome because the onset of his condition and his diagnosis predated his date of hire with…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a plumber for an alleged shoulder injury where he initially failed to disclose a car accident between his alleged…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a judge did not err in granting an employer’s modification based on a labor market survey, nor did the judge err in denying…