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The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker was a regular employee of an employer that failed to provide workers’ compensation coverage for him and that he was entitled to an award of civil damages.
Davids Group LLC owns and operates Starstruck Farm, a horse farm formerly owned by singer and actress Reba McEntire.
When Davids purchased Starstruck in 2019, the only structures on it were two barns… Read more »
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was entitled to surgery for a lumbar spine condition.
Case: Brinks Global Services v. Labor Commission, No. 20240823-CA, 12/26/2025, published.
Facts: James Beaty worked for Brinks Global Services as a truck driver. One day in March 2020, he was asleep in the cabin of the… Read more »
The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld the denial of an injunction and dismissal of a firefighter’s request for a stay of the disciplinary proceedings against him.
Case: Bailey v. Boston Fire Department, No. 25-P-275, 01/05/2026, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Casley Bailey worked for the Boston Fire Department.
He filed a… Read more »News: WEST
- UT Substantial Evidence Supports Board's Medical Causation Determination
- CA Uninsured Staffing Agency Ordered to Pay $650,000
- CA Hearing Scheduled for COLA Bills Carried Over From 2025
- CA Annual Report of Inventory for 2025 Claims Due April 1
- CA Nearly All Subjects Pass UR Audits in 2025; Only $2,500 in Penalties Assessed
News: NORTH
A divided New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder.
Case: Nusbaum v. 1455 Washington Avenue LLC, No. CV-25-0110, 12/18/2025, published.
Facts: David Nusbaum worked for AJ Sign Co. He suffered injuries when he fell from a… Read more »
A Southern California staffing agency was ordered to pay $650,000 in combined civil penalties and restitution for failing to carry workers' compensation for its temporary employees.
The Ventura County District Attorney's Office said Man Staffing in Oxnard promised clients that its temporary workers were covered by workers' compensation while it… Read more »Annual utilization review investigations uncovered a handful of violations and yielded only $2,500 in fines in 2025, according to results for claims administrators posted to the California Division of Workers' Compensation website.
Of the 36 shops reviewed last year, all but one passed the audit. The average score… Read more »
The California Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill on Thursday that would create a cost-of-living adjustment for permanent partial disability benefits.
The COLA for PPD benefits would be the same as the annual adjustment for Social Security benefits under SB 555, by Sen. Anna Cabalero,… Read more »
The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted a reminder that the annual report of inventory for claims reported during calendar year 2025 is due April 1.
The mandatory annual report tells the division the number of claims reported at each adjusting location for the preceding calendar year.
Claims administrators… Read more »
A Utah lawmaker is proposing a new test to determine when THC intoxication is presumed to be a major contributing cause of a workplace injury.
HB 281, by Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George, would require blood tests instead of urine screening.
A whole blood level of delta-9 THC or a THC analog in excess of 20 nanograms per milliliter of blood would trigger the rebuttable… Read more »
Maine's MEMIC Group on Tuesday said it finalized the acquisition of Dakota Group, including Risk Administrative Services, and four affiliated insurance services companies.
Risk Administrative Services is the attorney-in-fact and managing agent for Dakota Truck Underwriters and also has a controlling interest in First Dakota Indemnity Co., MEMIC said.
The purchase also… Read more »Advertisements
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