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The Alaska Supreme Court reinstated an injured schoolteacher’s claims for negligence, employment discrimination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and defamation against his former employer and supervising principal.
David Mitchell worked for the Bering Strait School District as a teacher in Savoonga, and he signed a landlord-tenant agreement with the district for housing.
At some point, the district removed one of the railings on… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a commercial general liability insurance provider had a duty to defend a property owner in a worker’s Labor Law action for injuries allegedly sustained at the property.
Case: Kedex Properties LLC v. Trisura Specialty Insurance Co., No. 2024-04725, 03/11/2026, published.
Facts: Kedex Properties LLC owned a property in Jackson Heights. Trisura… Read more »
A Texas appellate court upheld a directed verdict denying a worker’s claim of injury.
Case: Sharman v. American Zurich, No. 05-24-01394-CV, 03/25/2026, published.
Facts: Anita Sharman worked for Fry’s Electronics Inc. On April 1, 2020, Sharman allegedly slipped and hit her lower left leg on a metal object while closing the store.
Sharman did not report the incident that day, nor in the week that… Read more »News: NORTH
The North Carolina Court of Appeals vacated the denial of the workers’ compensation claims filed by the family of a police officer who died after contracting COVID-19.
Case: McDonald v. City of Winston-Salem, No. COA25-582, 03/04/206, published.
Facts: Michael McDonald worked for the City of Winston-Salem as a police… Read more »
Firing or threatening to fire an injured worker for getting treatment during the workday would be expressly added to the list of conduct prohibited by California Labor Code Section 132a, under a recently amended bill.
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, earlier in March amended AB 2098 to bring back language from a failed 2024 measure that would have made denying an… Read more »Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed a multifaceted workers' compensation reform bill increasing benefits, expanding coverage for first responder mental health claims and boosting penalties for businesses that operate without insurance.
Reforms in AB 651, negotiated by labor and management, also reverse a state Supreme Court decision that allows… Read more »
The Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill that would remove the Department of Workers' Claims from the Education and Labor Cabinet and administratively attach it to the governor's office.
If SB 343 is enacted, the department would still be led by a commissioner who is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate;… Read more »
The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced that a man known as DJ Hardhead was charged with fraud for allegedly not reporting his work as a disc jockey while he collected workers' compensation benefits.
Warren Murphy, 55, was placed on nonwork status by a doctor in 2022 following a work injury. He was required… Read more »
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