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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a worker’s condition of ill-being was only partially related to his work injury.
Wilfredo Cruz worked for Rizza Cadillac as an auto technician. In November 2020, he allegedly slipped and fell while performing a tire rotation. Cruz claimed he fell backwards, hitting his head on the ground, and that a tire fell on his head. According to Cruz, he lost consciousness.
The next day, Cruz went to the hospital complaining of pain in the back right side of his head, nausea, and headache. Cruz did not… Read more »
A Louisiana appellate court revived a school district employee’s intentional tort claim against her employer for her injuries from being attacked by a student.
Case: Bernier v. St. Tammany Parish School Board, No. 2025 CA 0260, 11/07/2025, published.
Facts: Lori Bernier worked for the St. Tammany Parish School Board as a paraprofessional at Covington Elementary.
She claimed she was injured when a third-grade student attacked her in October 2022. She alleged the student had stabbed… Read more »The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to his back after less than a week… Read more »
The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for a broken finger.
Case: Joseph’s Case, No. 24-P-1387,… Read more »
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A bill introduced in Florida would allow first responders to rely on a preemployment physical examination conducted before they started working for a former employer to establish the presumption that certain diseases arose from employment.
Tuberculosis, heart disease and hypertension are presumptive occupational diseases for law enforcement,… Read more »
A Pennsylvania state senator introduced legislation that would increase benefits for workers who suffer serious and permanently disfiguring injuries on the job.
SB 1094, by Sen. Nick Pisciottano, D-Allegheny, was referred to the Senate Committee on Labor and Industry on Monday.
The bill would provide benefits for permanent disfigurement to any part of the body, not just the head, neck… Read more »
The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced additional changes to the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare.
On Oct. 3, the division issued an order adjusting the outpatient and ASC fee schedules based on quarterly… Read more »
Members of policy committees in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature will discuss workers' compensation issues at meetings on Dec. 5.
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee is slated to discuss workers' compensation issues, including medical treatment and medical provider networks, according to a meeting notice. Additional details were… Read more »Advertisements
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