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A federal court ordered the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration to reinstate a judge it fired in November for erroneously indicating on a time sheet that she used two hours of administrative leave to vote.
The U.S. District Court for New Mexico on Friday denied the state’s motion to dismiss a complaint filed by Shanon Riley, one day after it granted her request for a preliminary injunction reinstating her as a workers’ compensation… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who was sprayed in the face by sandblasting equipment should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Castellon v. 38 East 85th Street Inc., No. 2022-06455, 04/23/2025, published.
Facts: Elder Castellon allegedly suffered injuries while moving an air compressor and sandblasting… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a health care worker’s claim for a knee injury.
Case: Perine v. Genesis Healthcare LLC, No. 24-ICA-415, 04/29/2025, published.
Facts: Laura Perine worked for Genesis Healthcare LLC as a nursing assistant. She allegedly suffered injuries at work in August 2023.
On the day of her alleged injury, Perine went to MedExpress and… Read more »News: NORTH
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker who fell from a scaffold was an employee of a subcontractor on a construction project as opposed to an independent contractor or special employee of the general contractor.
Case: D&R Construction v. Suarez, Nos. 912 CD 2023 and 913 CD 2023, 04/28/2025,… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Postal Service illegally reported a worker for reporting a workplace injury.
The letter carrier, whose name is redacted in a copy of the complaint that the Labor Department posted online, broke a finger on her left hand when she slipped and fell while delivering mail on Feb. 17,… Read more »
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to name his former attorney as a party was fatal to his appeal.
Case: Porter v. Axelon Inc., No. 2024-CA-1030-WC, 05/02/2025, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Kelly Porter worked for Axelon Inc. In March 2017, an administrative law judge found that Porter had suffered a compensable back injury in March 2017 and awarded… Read more »
Michigan lawmakers are aiming to create an infectious disease worker safety commission to manage guidance for essential workers in emergencies.
H.B. 4440, introduced Wednesday, would call on the director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to appoint the members of the commission, including labor union officials in health care, law enforcement, food delivery,… Read more »Across the nation, providers struggle to treat injured workers without financially damaging their practices. The problem is especially ugly in California, where extreme reimbursement discounting is rampant.
One diabolical discounter is the City of Long Beach,… Read more »
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