West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a firefighter for a knee injury.
Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 25-ICA-338, 02/27/2026, published.
Facts:…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to add radiculopathy of the lumbosacral spine and degeneration of…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with a permanent partial disability waited too long to request an extreme hardship redetermination.
Case: Matter of Jackson v. New York Foundling…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a ranch hand’s tick-borne illness was a compensable occupational disease.
Case: Mohler v. Young, No. H304058, 01/28/2026, published.
Facts: Jonathan Mohler worked as a ranch…
A California lawmaker is bringing back a proposal that would make denying an injured worker’s request to receive treatment during working hours a form of discrimination.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose,…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation proposed draft regulations regarding disability accommodations that include a process to request blanket authorization for remote appearances before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
Only the…