The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned an award of attorney fees to an injured worker and ordered a judge to reconsider what the employer should
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was entitled to a presumption that some of his symptoms were related to an old back
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the calculation of a worker’s loss-of-use award as including a credit to her employer for a prior award.
Case: DeJarnatt
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court tossed a worker’s appeal of summary judgment in her civil suit for a work-related automobile accident.
Case: Lanclos v. State Farm
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a municipal worker was a traveling employee and entitled to benefits for his injuries from falling down stairs as he was leaving
… Read more »The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office charged a contractor with fraud for allegedly underreporting payroll to reduce his workers’ compensation premiums by $236,515.
Vasillios Handakas,
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a denial of a worker’s motion for summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for a trip-and-fall accident.
Case:
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant was not entitled to renew its motion for summary judgment based on new evidence
… Read more »A divided Louisiana appellate court overturned a finding that an oil field surveyor was entitled to benefits on his occupational disease claim based on his
… Read more »Members of the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee are scheduled to hear testimony today on bills that would create a presumption that
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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