The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announced that maximum hourly fees for vocational rehabilitation services are increasing 2.62%, effective Oct. 1.
The department said
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Pennsylvania’s Superior Court upheld a jury’s $15.5 million award to a worker for his electric shock injuries.
Case: Feldman v. CP Acquisitions 25 LP, No.
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not obtain relief from an adverse grant of summary judgment.
Case: Benegas v. Ardsley
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Pennsylvania Rep. Lindsay Powell introduced legislation that would require that the same eligibility standards apply when awarding death benefits to widows and widowers while also
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for an alleged fall from a
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A federal appellate court ruled that an injured worker failed to allege a viable claim of disability discrimination or workers’ compensation retaliation.
Case: Wraith v.
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted leave to belatedly file a claim for injuries allegedly received while working
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil suit against his employer and a colleague who had accidentally struck him with
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A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment to a Labor Law defendant and ruled that the worker was entitled to amend
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ordered a workers’ compensation judge to reconsider an agreement providing for a 20% contingency fee from a worker’s medical and
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