An Ohio appellate court found that Ohio’s Industrial Commission acted within its discretion with it determined that the ordinarily daily activity of cleansing after using the toilet, which resulted in the exacerbation of the claimant's allowed... Read More

A Washington appellate court affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s application to reopen her workers’ compensation claim, reiterating that under Wash. Rev. Code § 51.32.160(1)(a), the employee must not only show a worsening of her condition... Read More

Generally speaking, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-605(b) and (c) provide that an employee’s right to receive TTD benefits ceases four years after the injury, although the employee may be awarded medical benefits beyond that time period. Where an... Read More

A Washington appellate court affirmed a decision that allowed the reopening of an employee’s workers’ compensation claim for a knee injury he suffered while working for his previous employer. The appellate court held that on the record presented... Read More