A New York appellate court revived a former bus driver’s claim for benefits for his alleged psychological injuries from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Case: Matter of
… Read more »Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance announced that its board of directors elected Akasha Absher as its chairwoman.
Akasha Absher
Absher is co-president and head
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the general contractor
… Read more »A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only
… Read more »A unanimous New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday said a law that limits the duration of benefits for subsequent mental impairments to the duration of
… Read more »The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s right shoulder and arm injuries are compensable, but they should not have been treated as nonschedule injuries.
Case: Bridgestone
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for temporary total disability benefits after he was laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
… Read more »Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek enacted a bill that immediately made it a misdemeanor for employers to submit false payroll reports to reduce their workers’ compensation
… Read more »Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law a bill establishing a universal one-year statute of limitations for billing disputes.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from an unsecured ladder.
Case:
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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