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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Larry Driscoll worked as a water distribution manager for the City of Cedar Rapids during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early in the pandemic, the city published a weekly newsletter for its employees addressing COVID-19 safety guidelines and vaccine updates.
Once the COVID-19 vaccine was available, the publications… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a workers’ compensation judge erred in addressing an employer’s termination petition and two utilization review petitions before holding a hearing on the approval of a settlement.
Case: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania v. Braas, No. 481 C.D. 2025, 08/20/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Natalie Braas worked for the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania as a nurse. She suffered injuries in January… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary… Read more »
Judge Jeffrey Tobin, an arbitrator with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, died Saturday at the age of 65.
Tobin practiced law for… Read more »
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the owner of a contracting firm who allegedly fled a job after receiving a stop-work order for not carrying comp coverage has been formally charged.
Carlos Amparo, owner of CNC Contract, allegedly employed three workers without maintaining workers' compensation… Read more »
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited Nippon Dynawave for failing to document its safety plans or keep required records relating to an ammonia tank used to treat wastewater, a violation the agency said was not related to its inspection into a fatal tank collapse in… Read more »
The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division will hold a virtual hearing on Sept. 17 to discuss the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment rate for 2027.
The WBF assessment finances return-to-work programs as well as cost-of-living increases for workers with permanent and total disabilities. Employers must pay at least half of the assessment… Read more »
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