Rhode Island lawmakers have filed legislation that would amend provisions in the state’s workers compensation’ law in cases involving third-party liability.
House Bill 5508,
… Read more »The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a nurse whose back injury required that she spend the vast
… Read more »Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appointed Efi James to serve as an arbitrator on the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission starting March 1.
James is currently with
… Read more »The Minnesota Senate on Monday confirmed the appointment of Nicole Blissenbach as commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry.
Nicole Blissenbach
… Read more »A Massachusetts contractor who reneged on a federal settlement agreement in 2017 and who has a history of workplace safety hazards has once again been
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s permanent disqualification from receiving indemnity benefits prevented him from receiving an award for a
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claims against them.
… Read more »A New Jersey Senate committee on Thursday passed a bill that would create a presumption that any injury, illness or death is compensable for public
… Read more »The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a directed verdict dismissing a worker’s gross negligence claims against her supervisor for an assault by a person with significant
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s deliberate intention claim against his employer for his injuries from falling out of a broken
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