Illinois lawmakers introduced bills that would bolster a first responder presumption, require the state to meet the same deadlines as private employers and disallow deducting
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his slip-and-fall accident.
Case: Bravo
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a
… Read more »A Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced legislation that would increase benefits provided to workers who are seriously and permanently disfigured.
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… Read more »The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the owners of a vehicle could be held vicariously liable for a worker’s death even though their deemed agent,
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applies retroactively to a worker allegedly injured before the law took effect.
Case: Garcia v.
… Read more »A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a Labor Law defendant, finding triable issues existed to allow the claim to
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a finding of compensability for a sugar factory worker’s COVID-19 infection.
Case: Matter of Martinez v. Domino Foods Inc.,
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for benefits for alleged injuries secondary to a piece of concrete falling on
… Read more »Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for a second time reappointed Sean M. Quinn to a six-year term as a judge on the state's Workers' Compensation Court
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