WCC Hosting Judicial Update on Zoom
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is holding a judicial update Dec. 8 on Zoom.
Legal operations and outreach staff will cover important topics, the commission said. And Chief Administrative Law Judge…
DWC Releases Report on Workplace Injury and Illness Rates
The Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation released its annual report on Texas workplace injury and illness rates. DWC gathers statistical data on nonfatal injuries and illnesses from…
TDI Adopts NCCI Manual Revisions Related to State and Federal Tax Multipliers
The Texas Department of Insurance adopted NCCI Item R-1422 — Revisions to the Retrospective Rating Plan Manual Rule Related to the Tax Multiplier. The filing updates information related to state…
Court Publishes Decision on Application of Premises Line Rule
A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision from late last month holding that a state university employee could not pursue a civil suit against her employer for…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Loss-of-Use Benefits to Worker with Limited Use of Hand
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the denial of loss-of-use benefits to a worker with significant limitations to the functional use of his hand.
Michael Block suffered injuries in December 2012 when…
Court Rejects Worker’s Constitutional Challenges to Modification of Status
The Commonwealth Court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the modification of his disability benefits from total to partial.
Case: Dennell v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 77 C.D. 2023, 11/17/2023,…