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A California appellate court in a non-precedential decision reinstated an injured worker’s civil suit against a homeowner who had hired an unlicensed contractor to paint her home.
Jessie Washington owns a two-story home in San Diego. In 2022, Washington hired Roman Sedano, an unlicensed contractor, to paint her home’s exterior. Sedano then hired Luis Gonzalez, who was also unlicensed, to perform some of the work.
On the second day of the… Read more »
California lawmakers voted to send the governor a budget bill that includes provisions to implement the administration's proposed second injury fund reforms.
The Assembly and the Senate on Monday passed SB 171, which would also preserve a law, scheduled to sunset today, that starts the clock for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration… Read more »
The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the equitable doctrine of judicial estoppel does not apply to subrogation claims arising out of workers’ compensation proceedings.
Case: Moos v. North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance, No. 20250437, 06/25/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Donald… Read more »News: WEST
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker who fell while leaving home to head to a jobsite was entitled to benefits for his injuries.
Case: State Agencies of West Virginia v. Johnson, No. 25-ICA-448, 06/02/2026, published.
Facts: Daniel Johnson worked for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. He filed a workers’… Read more »
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Neto v. Buddies Bro LLC, No. 515611/20, 06/17/2026, published.
Facts: Dijalma Neto worked as a carpenter for Magellan Concrete Structures. He allegedly suffered injuries on a project involving the construction of a building at premises owned by Buddies Bro… Read more »
The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division is holding a hearing in July on rules that would give nurse practitioners and physician associates the same treatment authority as physicians and surgeons.
Lawmakers this year passed HB 4040, which added nurse practitioners and physician associates to the definition of "attending physician."
In addition to providing direct care and… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce recently passed bills that would give the Department of Labor access to federal jobs data and allow the agency to terminate payments to providers convicted of fraud.
On Thursday, the committee unanimously passed HR 8822 and HR 8823.
HR 8822 would require the commissioner of Social… Read more »The hottest temps we’ve seen this year are about to hit 78 million of us.
You can check how awful its gonna get by entering your ZIP code here.
Of course, millions will be outdoors working in agriculture, forestry, energy, construction, public safety, hospitality, logistics and transportation, and they will be at MUCH higher risk of getting hurt on the… Read more »
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