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
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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
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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
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A divided Louisiana appellate court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over an appeal by the sole member of a corporation challenging the dismissal of his
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A California lawmaker introduced legislation that would explicitly include airport firefighters in the state's cancer presumption.
Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, on Tuesday introduced SB
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Florida lawmakers introduced bills that appear to answer the state fire marshal's call to revise the definition of heart disease for the purpose of a law
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker introduced legislation that would increase benefits provided to workers who are seriously and permanently disfigured.
Rep. Jason Dawkins
Rep.
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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,
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The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a finding that a worker did not suffer a compensable injury during an armed robbery of his workplace.
Case:
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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.
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