The California Assembly passed a bill proposing numerous changes to the processes and requirements relating to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund.
The Assembly on
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Expert medical testimony that a worker may have lived longer if treatment for an industrial injury had not delayed treatment for metastatic cancer was too
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A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the contractual indemnification
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A New York appellate court revived the contractual indemnification claims by the defendants in a Labor Law action against the injured worker’s employer.
Case: Travers
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker suffered a compensable injury when she rolled her ankle at work while rising
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Colorado lawmakers sent the governor a bill that would make proof of workers' compensation coverage a prerequisite to receive a building permit, construction permit or
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An Ohio appellate court upheld a determination that a worker who suffered injuries on his second day working for a longtime acquaintance’s painting business was
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New York's top court held that a 2022 law barring virtually all workers' compensation decisions from binding future litigation applies to all pending and nonfinal
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The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board granted a petition by the Western Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association to begin the process of prohibiting
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute is holding a webinar on June 11 that will focus on the design of fee schedule regulations and how they
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