The federal Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs has updated its policy in the Federal Employees’ Compensation Program to further streamline claims processing for federal firefighters with certain occupational diseases.
FECA Bulletin 23-05 builds…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his recovery period from a back surgery even though it had not been authorized by his…
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s hearing site in Peoria has been reopened for proceedings.
Hearings will again be conducted in the sixth-floor training room of the Becker Building at 401 Main St.
An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s award of attorney fees for a 2016 injury was subject to a statutory cap of $4,200.
Case: Russell v. McCloud, Nos. 2022-T-0017 and…
A man who became trapped in a machine at a Bulls Gap, Tennessee, manufacturing plant died from his injuries on March 19, according to the Citizen Tribune of Morristown.
His identity…
An employee at an ice cream shop in Corvallis, Oregon, lost three fingers in a workplace accident on March 15, according to ABC TV affiliate KEZI in Springfield.
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