Can an animal shelter employee who injured her arm and wrist while using a toy to distract a cat get workers’ compensation for her injury? The Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit of Louisiana found that the worker was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits but only up to the date that her condition improved. […]
A worker who suffered an injured neck when a toilet exploded can’t receive additional workers’ compensation benefits because part of his disability was due to a prior medical condition. The West Virginia Supreme Court found that the worker’s prior diagnoses of spinal issues and carpal tunnel syndrome warranted an award for 4% permanent partial disability […]
Can a worker with a leg injury get additional workers’ compensation benefits if several doctors can’t agree on the severity of his disability? The West Virginia Supreme Court found that one doctor’s opinions were backed by sufficient medical evidence to uphold the state Board of Review’s denial of additional benefits. X-rays revealed damage from injury, […]
Can a worker who claimed his hearing loss was due to on-the-job industrial noise collect workers’ compensation if his audiograms indicated his condition was hereditary in nature? The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits because the worker’s history of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, bilateral tympanic perforation and head trauma was the more likely […]
Can a worker with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) tie his illness to decades of exposure to benzene so that he can collect workers’ compensation benefits? The West Virginia Supreme Court found that expert medical opinion proved that the worker’s on-the-job exposure to benzene led to his illness. No on-the-job respirator training, requirements Teddy Kemp was […]
A worker who was injured in a fall from a stool while operating a paper shredder could only get limited workers’ compensation benefits since medical evidence didn’t support all the injuries on his claim. The Superior Court of Delaware found the worker was entitled to benefits for an injury to his left shoulder and neck […]
An illegally employed teen worker who suffered severe burns to multiple parts of his body while on the job can’t get additional workers’ compensation benefits. Louisiana’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found the boy also wasn’t entitled to a lump sum payment of $50,000 under the state’s workers’ compensation law. Fell down stairs while transporting […]
If a worker injures two parts of the same limb in a single incident, does it count as two separate injuries for workers’ compensation purposes or just one? The Nebraska Supreme Court found that multiple injuries sustained along the same extremity do not have to be considered an injury to a single member or limb […]
New Mexico legislators are working on a bill that would remove the legal exclusion of farm and ranch laborers from the state’s workers’ compensation laws. HB 330 would amend a section of the Workers’ Compensation Act that currently allows employers to bypass coverage for farm and ranch laborers. In New Mexico, all employers of three […]
