The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a penalty may be properly imposed where an employer or its carrier fails to make timely temporary total disability
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed an appellate court and ordered an employer to pay specific loss benefits to the estate of a worker who died
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A California appellate court ruled that multiple abuses of the discovery process and a pattern of intentionally false or misleading statements were sufficient for a
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned the denial of a pharmacy’s petition to strike a judgment against it, explaining that the pharmacy was not and could
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The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a nurse at a county jail successfully proved that she contracted COVID-19 through employment.
The high court reversed
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California’s projected $12 billion budget did not interfere with the progression of workers’ compensation bills through fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature.
While
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a compensation judge has jurisdiction to determine whether a worker with a traumatic brain injury required the assistance of
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A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an elderly worker with cancer demonstrated extreme hardship that warranted reclassification.
Linda Epstein worked as a meat
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A California appeals court overturned a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision and held that a nonprofit health care organization that works with several Indian tribes
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The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said a trial judge incorrectly ordered a replacement qualified medical evaluator for a represented worker because the first provider
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