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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Court Upholds Award for Worker's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • State: West Virginia
  • Topic: SOUTH
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The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award for a worker’s carpal tunnel syndrome, finding he developed the condition after suffering a crush injury

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Supreme Court Disbars Claimants' Attorney for Stealing From Clients

  • State: Georgia
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The Georgia Supreme Court this month disbarred a claimants’ attorney who forged his clients’ signatures on checks and stole $159,615 in proceeds for his own

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Bill Would Adopt Federal Standards for Contractor Classification

  • State: West Virginia
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A bill introduced in West Virginia on Monday would adopt a nearly 40-year-old federal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or a contractor.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Worker Gets 12% PPD Award for Loss of Grip Strength

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 12% permanent partial disability award to a worker for his loss of grip strength due to a

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Monday, February 23, 2026

Senate Passes Heart-Lung Presumption Bill

  • State: Florida
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The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow first responders to use a preemployment physical examination from a former employer to invoke the

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Monday, February 23, 2026

Benefit Increase, Revised Process for Failed RTW Proposed

  • State: Georgia
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Legislation introduced in Georgia would increase temporary disability and death benefits and revise the process for reinstating benefits when an effort to return an injured

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Monday, February 23, 2026

Worker Fails to Provide Objective Findings of Injury to Support Claim

  • State: Arkansas
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who failed to present evidence of a compensable injury supported by objective

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Monday, February 23, 2026

Denial of Benefits for Nurse's Parking Lot Fall Overturned

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits for a nurse injured in a fall in her employer’s parking lot as she was returning

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Employer Cited After Sewer Worker Deaths

  • State: Alabama
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“Numerous safety hazards” were found at an Alabama site where workers were fatally exposed to sewage gases, the U.S. Labor Department said.

Investigators with the

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Board's Insufficient Analysis Leads to Vacatur of PPD Award

  • State: West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated an award of permanent partial disability benefits to a miner because of deficiencies in the Board of Review's analysis.

Case:

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