
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could proceed with his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a falling object.
Case: Cicale
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a petition to review a case that found the statutory prohibition on self-referrals prohibits physicians from sending injured workers to pharmacies
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Federal workplace safety inspectors fined a tree trimming service in Georgia $29,035, saying it could have prevented an electrocution in May.
Marvin Reyes, 38, died May
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The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced that Gustavo Cisneros was sentenced to 150 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading no
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The California Department of Insurance announced that the chief executive officer of the largest vocational return-to-work counseling center in the state appeared in court on
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The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey said there was nothing improper about the firing of a workers' compensation judge two years
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced that a follow-up inspection at a meat processing facility in Alabama found Dean Sausage Co. Inc. failed to correct
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a janitor’s claim of injury to her knee.
Case: Smith v. Constellium US Holding I
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a police officer’s claim for duty disability benefits because of post-traumatic stress disorder was untimely.
Case: Zanetti
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A New York appellate court ruled that one Labor Law defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against it for a worker’s fatal
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