By Judge Audrey Headrick, Chattanooga Cambridge Dictionary defines “silver lining” as “an advantage that comes from a difficult or unpleasant situation.” Since March 2020, it’s not always been easy to see any positives that resulted from the pandemic. The pandemic is still with us, and the end doesn’t seem to be in sight. When reading … Continue reading Finding the Silver Linings
Month: February 2022
Appeals Board hears argument in Love versus Love Management
By Sarah Byrne, staff attorney, Nashville The Appeals Board heard arguments recently in Love v. Love Management, Inc. to decide whether the trial court erred when it denied the insurer a continuance and granted partial summary judgment to Emilie Love, finding as a matter of law that she was an employee and working in the … Continue reading Appeals Board hears argument in Love versus Love Management
Governor’s Office Seeks Applicants for Appeals Board Judgeship
Gov. Bill Lee's Office announced yesterday that they are accepting applications to fill the judgeship currently held by the Honorable David Hensley, who will retire at the end of March. Applicants must be licensed Tennessee attorneys in good standing, age 30 or older, and have seven or more years of experience in workers' compensation law. … Continue reading Governor’s Office Seeks Applicants for Appeals Board Judgeship
Judge Hensley Announces Retirement
Judge David F. Hensley has announced his retirement from the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board as of March 31, 2022. After his graduation from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1979, Judge Hensley began his career in Chattanooga clerking for Judge Herschel P. Franks of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. He then spent … Continue reading Judge Hensley Announces Retirement
Amended rules take effect NOW
By Chief Judge Kenneth M. Switzer, Nashville The Workers’ Compensation Law grants the administrator rule-making authority. That authority extends to the rules governing the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims and Alternative Dispute Resolution. As we’ve promised, we review those rules constantly and make amendments to them about every two years. The last amendments were effective … Continue reading Amended rules take effect NOW
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