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The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's practice of self-tolling the 60-day statutory deadline to rule on petitions for reconsideration.
The court, in Joseph Mayor v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Ross Valley Sanitation District), held that Labor Code Section 5909, which deems a petition for reconsideration to be denied by operation of law if not acted upon within 60… Read more »
California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents resulting in death.
Other changes to AB 2321 would eliminate language that would have required immediate investigations of incidents causing serious injuries, and… Read more »
A campus officer at the Yale University Police Department was arrested and charged with workers' compensation fraud, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced.
Warren Palmer, 59, is accused of receiving $38,656 in indemnity benefits to which he was not entitled, the division said.
Palmer reported injuries to his ribs and abdomen while performing martial arts at the… Read more »News: NORTH
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s cervical spine injury claim was time-barred.
Case: Conrad v. Food Lion, No. 0117-25-2, 08/18/2026, unpublished.
Facts: James Conrad was injured in April 2019 while working for Food Lion.
Dr. Bradley C. Carofino diagnosed a right rotator cuff tear and cervical abnormalities, including a disk extrusion and foraminal… Read more »
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a compensable injury aggravated a worker’s preexisting ankle condition, which resulted in her need for surgery.
Case: North Arkansas College v. Sparks, No. CV-25-580, 08/19/2026, published.
Facts: Terri Sparks worked for North Arkansas College as a test proctor. She tripped and fell at work in January 2022, injuring… Read more »The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit against a hospital for the death of an immunocompromised emergency room nurse after she contracted COVID-19.
Case: Powell v. Natchez Hospital Co. LLC, No. 2024-CA-01054-COA,… Read more »
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