The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that an injured worker’s opioid medication usage was excessive and needed to be tapered in accordance with a utilization reviewer’s recommendations.
Case: Mushow…
A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board discharging the Special Disability Fund from liability for a claim.
Case: Matter of O’Donnell v. University of Rochester,…
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker’s schedule loss of use for his ankle could not be apportioned between two injuries.
Case: Matter of Diamond v. Warren…
A Southern California labor contractor who pleaded guilty to fraud charges in March was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 24 months of felony probation, the Ventura County District…
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that the maximum monthly benefit increased 5.5% at the start of July because of an increase in the state’s average weekly wage.
The average weekly…
The Traveler’s Cos. reported that more than a third of workplace injuries from 2015 through 2019 occurred during a worker’s first year on the job.
Travelers said its review of more…