Illinois lawmakers introduced bills that would bolster a first responder presumption, require the state to meet the same deadlines as private employers and disallow deducting
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his slip-and-fall accident.
Case: Bravo
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a
… Read more »A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over an appeal by the sole member of a corporation challenging the dismissal of his
… Read more »A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would explicitly include airport firefighters in the state's cancer presumption.
Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, on Tuesday introduced SB
… Read more »Florida lawmakers introduced bills that appear to answer the state fire marshal's call to revise the definition of heart disease for the purpose of a law
… Read more »A Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced legislation that would increase benefits provided to workers who are seriously and permanently disfigured.
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… Read more »The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of a vehicle could be held vicariously liable for a worker’s death even though their deemed agent,
… Read more »The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a finding that a worker did not suffer a compensable injury during an armed robbery of his workplace.
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… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applies retroactively to a worker allegedly injured before the law took effect.
Case: Garcia v.
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