
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured coal miner’s case should be remanded to the Board of Review so that he can
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill to require that claim application forms include an authorization for the release of information to the state Uninsured
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could correct a mistake in his prior factual findings after being presented with new
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that the threshold used to determine when employment is casual is increasing on July 1, as is the maximum attorney
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The California Senate Appropriations Committee sent to its suspense file bills addressing regular updates to permanent partial disability benefits and the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule.
The
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William M. Carero, a workers’ compensation administrative law judge in Oxnard, died April 24 at the age of 69.
Judge William M. Carero
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Oklahoma lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that would increase the gross annual payroll limit for agricultural, ranching and horticultural workers to be covered by workers’
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A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim based on his fall from a roof.
Case:
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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against the company that had hired his employer to
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The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to benefits for injuries he received while rendering aid to a
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