The Connecticut Appellate Court revived an injured employee’s claim that he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim.
Case: Gibilisco v.
… Read more »The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier for some first responders who acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to obtain workers’
… Read more »The number of injured workers receiving prescription drugs, including opioids, continued to fall in 2020, as did overall costs in the pharmacy program for the
… Read more »The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced that former judge Mark A. Buchholz died at the age of 92.
Buchholz died April 17 in Lincoln.
He
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for injuries from a shuttle accident while riding to
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s conclusion that a cable installation service provider misclassified its employees as independent contractors.
Case: State
… Read more »The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that it stopped accepting paper filings and that all applications, motions, decisions and reviews must be submitted electronically through CompFile.
“Any
… Read more »The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s estate was not entitled to enforce a settlement agreement because he never accepted the offer.
Case:
… Read more »The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that a man was properly denied permanent total disability benefits after injuries that left him unable to continue as an ironworker but
… Read more »A worker who used a "template" resume to apply for jobs couldn't prove attachment to the labor market, but a New York appellate court ruled that
… Read more »Oct 11, 2024
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Oct 20-22, 2024
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