A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to have “bilateral shoulders” added as a compensable component of her claim without a specific diagnosis.
Case: Whitt…
A bill introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives would require treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in peace officers, firefighters and state troopers as part of workers’ compensation benefit eligibility.
HF 4026,…
A Virginia bus driver whose assault by a passenger was recorded by surveillance cameras is fighting for workers’ compensation benefits after the transit authority’s carrier denied his claim on the…
First responders would have up to a year from the date of diagnosis to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder, under a bill heading to the desk of Florida Gov.
The Delaware Supreme Court ruled that a worker was denied a fair hearing where a defense expert refused to acknowledge anything that her treating physician had documented.
Case: Zayas v. State,…
A longstanding practice of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to issue so-called “grant and study” orders in response to petitions for reconsideration deprives injured workers of their constitutional right to…