Texas Mutual Insurance Co. named Brittany Cullison as its senior vice president of talent and brand strategy, effective Jan. 12.
Brittany Cullison
Cullison will be responsible for aligning Texas Mutual’s people,…
Hawaii lawmakers introduced bills that would require an investigation of all active workers’ compensation claims when a self-insured employer or carrier defaults on a benefit payment, establish a deadline for…
A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that denied a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review.
Case: Matter of Pinson v. North Gate…
The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s wage rate based on his average hours of work per month over the six months preceding his injury.
Case: Carlson…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner’s widow, finding that occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing factor in his death.
Case: Adams v.
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a 15% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his injuries from a fall, without any apportionment to any prior condition.
Case: Georgian American…