A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to the widow of a truck driver who died of COVID-19.

Case: Matter of Hogan

The Kentucky Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Court of Appeals directing an administrative law judge to revisit a determination that a worker’s surgery

The Delaware Superior Court overturned an administrative finding that an injured forklift driver was not a displaced worker.

Case: Smith v. Allen Foods, No. S25A-08-002

The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits for a worker with noise-induced hearing loss.

Case: ACNR Resources Inc. v. Miller, No. 25-662,

Bills introduced in New York would allow injured workers to obtain prescription medications from pharmacies outside employer or insurer networks when delays or authorization issues