California’s workers’ compensation system is failing firefighters who have post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a pair of news reports by nonprofit CalMatters.
No one tracks
… Read more »New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reappointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to a five-year term as a judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration.
Carrasco-Trujillo was initially appointed
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured mechanic’s claim for disability discrimination.
Case: Goosen v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, No. 23-2360,
… Read more »A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that two workers employed by a local delivery contractor for Amazon Inc. could not be compelled to arbitrate their
… Read more »The Washington Court of Appeals has granted a motion by the Department of Labor and Industries to order the publication of a decision that upheld
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s failure to disclose his intermittent and uncompensated assistance to his wife at craft shows did not
… Read more »California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an indoor heat standard to protect indoor workers from heat illness.
The new regulation, which requires approval
… Read more »The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a poultry plant worker for his occupational disease claim based on a COVID-19 infection.
Case: Fowler
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for multiple injuries from two alleged on-the-job falls and cumulative trauma.
Case: Hardin
… Read more »Jul 29 – Aug 2, 2024
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