A Florida appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a deputy sheriff for his hypertension because his preemployment physical produced evidence of elevated blood pressure.
Case: Lakin v. Hernando County Sheriff’s…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation updated forms used to designate representatives for carriers and administrators and to request data reports.
The division on Friday said it revised the following forms…
Michigan’s House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation to pump up penalties against those convicted of assaulting professionals and volunteers in health care facilities.
House Bill 5682, by Rep. Mike Mueller,…
Medical and indemnity paid to injured firefighters for the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, fell in 2021, the second consecutive year of declining workers’ compensation rates for the 140-member fire department.
Injured firefighters…
Kansas’ highest court has ordered a Wichita-based employer to reimburse the state compensation fund for the benefits it paid on behalf of an uninsured subcontractor’s employee.
Topeka CBS television affiliate WIBW reports that in affirming a decision by two lower courts,…
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against an ophthalmologist and his practice in Amsterdam, New York, for allegedly firing an employee who raised concerns about the practice’s failure…