
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an employer’s challenges to orders reinstating a worker’s benefits, the expansion of his claim and the imposition of penalties.
Case: Pennsylvania
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A New York appellate court upheld summary judgment for the defendants in a Labor Law case involving a worker’s fall from the roof of a
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The Iowa Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal from an order staying enforcement of a workers’ compensation award pending judicial review because the review process was completed.
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania continues to reject repetitive challenges to the constitutionality of the state's new impairment rating evaluation process.
Case: Kittles v. City
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The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a housekeeper for a respiratory injury brought on by wearing a used face mask during
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Long-tenured Illinois workers’ compensation attorney James K. Keefe Sr. died at the age of 68.
James K. Keefe Sr.
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Keefe died at his
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A New York appellate court upheld an arbitrator’s determination that a Workers' Compensation Board employee was properly terminated for misconduct.
Case: Matter of Henry v.
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended an average 6.1% cut in voluntary loss costs for Connecticut in 2025.
NCCI also proposed a 6.2% average
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled that a widow could not pursue a civil suit against her late husband’s co-worker for throwing a punch
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a railway worker’s claim of injury to his ear and hearing loss.
Case: Patrick v. Velocity
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