The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the denial of class certification to a group of chiropractors accusing the state’s largest health insurer and claims administrator of
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of death benefits to the widow of a mechanic who collapsed at work and died of an
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the application of a new law to his injury, which occurred five months before the
… Read more »The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board properly rejected a self-represented worker’s request for a rehearing after the court had already
… Read more »Workers who belong to a religious sect who conscientiously oppose public and private insurance benefits would be allowed to opt out of workers’ compensation coverage,
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that an individual defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a Labor Law action against him arising from a
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the denial of an employer’s motion for summary judgment dismissing claims for indemnity and contribution by the defendant in
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s malpractice action against his former attorney as time-barred.
Case: Tchankpa v. Gauer, No. 23AP-275,
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker for her depression.
Case: State ex rel. Rodgers v.
… Read more »Legislation introduced in Rhode Island would require using what’s commonly referred to as the “ABC test” to determine whether someone is an employee and eligible for workers’
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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