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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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an employer’s entitlement to terminate its payment of benefits to an injured worker.
Case: Carter-Zimmitt v. City of Philadelphia
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has awarded a $300,000 grant to the University of Cincinnati to study airborne levels of MRSA to better protect
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The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim because she failed to demonstrate a causal connection between her alleged injuries and her
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