An Ohio appellate court ruled that a widow’s appeal of a workers’ compensation benefits denial should be transferred to the proper county rather than dismissed because she filed it in the wrong county ...

Mental health claims are accounting for a larger share of workers' compensation cases, but overall, they continue to represent only a small share of systemwide claims, according to a new analysis from ...

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a truck driver’s claim for benefits for occupational pneumoconiosis. Case: Wood v. Jane Lee Enterprises Inc., No. 26-ICA-74, ...

A Louisiana appellate court dismissed an employer’s challenge to the award issued to its injured employee because it did not post an appeal bond. Case: Jason v. JCYNT On Time Logistics LLC, No. WCA 26 ...

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from an unsecured ladder. Case: Rojas v. Riverhead Central School District, No.

The New York State Insurance Fund announced Tuesday that it is soliciting information from financial institutions about ways to connect injured workers to low-cost bank and credit union accounts. ...

In an unpublished decision handed down Monday, a California appeals court held that an employer had not perfected its lien before an injured worker settled and dismissed her case against a third party ...

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that an injured worker could not bring a contribution claim against his employer as the assignee of a defendant who had settled his claims against it. Case: Clark v ...

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from tripping at a construction site. Case: Berardi v. 900 Third Avenue LP, No.

The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that expert testimony was not required to establish that a truck driver suffered a compensable injury from his exposure to exhaust fumes that had ...

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to a permanent partial disability award. Case: Hill v. Marshall County Coal Resources, No. 26-ICA-99 ...

WorkCompCentral and the Insurance Council of Texas are partnering to present a free legislative update webinar on Oct. 27. The two-hour session will explore where workers' compensation stands in the ...