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A Texas appellate court affirmed a decision denying a family's bid for workers' compensation death benefits, ruling that it could not find error in a lower court's decision to exclude an expert's opinion as unreliable.
The same issues that rendered the expert's opinion unpersuasive also doomed any non-expert evidence suggesting that John Hill contracted COVID-19 through his employment with Brazoria County, the court said in… Read more »
A federal appellate court ruled that a worker needs to prove only that he worked for 125 days in coal mines during a calendar year to have a “year” of qualifying coal mine employment for purposes of the Black Lung Benefits Act presumption.
Case: Hayes v. OWCP, No. 24-11260, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: Ermine Hayes worked for Cowin & Co. from 1955 to 1986.… Read more »
An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a worker was entitled to benefits for her injury from an unexplained fall.
Case: Vega v. Grafton Correctional Facility, Nos. 25CA012240 and 25CA012247, 04/06/2026, published.
Facts: Nancy Vega worked for the Grafton Correctional Facility. She fell while at work while walking from one room to another to… Read more »News: NATIONAL
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A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution claims against it.
Case: Jadan v. 414 Gerard Owner LLC, No. 815648/22, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: 414 Gerard Owner LLC hired Monadnock Construction Inc. to serve as the general… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of additional treatment and the closure of a worker's claim.
Case: Dziatkowicz v. Hancock County Board of Education, No. 25-ICA-326, 04/07/2026, published.
Facts: William Dziatkowicz worked for the Hancock County Board of Education. He injured… Read more »
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed bills that aim to make it easier for specified first responders to receive workers' compensation benefits for heart disease and hypertension.
The governor on Monday signed HB 878 and an identical companion measure, SB 449, which apply the heart disease and hypertension presumption to correctional deputies in Carroll County. He also signed HB… Read more »
A group of 20 state officials submitted a comment urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal to relax standards for independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The coalition includes attorneys general from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland,… Read more »Advertisements
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