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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »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
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for the defendants in a Labor Law case.
Case: Acevedo-Espinosa v. RH 250 Sherman
… Read more »The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a worker was not entitled to writ relief compelling the Industrial Commission to order his employer to pay for
… Read more »The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker failed to prove that his employer’s payroll met the statutory threshold for coverage under the
… Read more »New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill requiring large retail outlets to provide workers with panic buttons, among other measures aimed at reducing
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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