A federal appellate court ruled that a marine transportation provider could not enforce the indemnity provision in a master service agreement between a staffing company
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an independent contractor was entitled to benefits from a trucking company and a transportation broker
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an administrator unreasonably denied a worker’s claim for injuries from a locker falling on her.
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California's law requiring the Division of Workers' Compensation to suspend providers convicted of certain crimes applies when charges are dismissed after a guilty plea, the
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The Louisiana Attorney General's Office said an information technology director for the state's 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals faces multiple charges relating to alleged work comp
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A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that exclusivity shielded an employer from liability for injuries that a worker suffered in an attack by the owner’s mentally ill son.
Case:
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The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to her back.
Case: Melius v. Chapel Ridge Nursing Center LLC,
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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a police officer’s incapacitation was the exclusive result of her duty-related injury.
Case: Hauck v. The Police Retirement
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 13% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s injuries.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v. Elswick, No. 25-ICA-22,
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division recommends lowering the Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment to 1.8 cents per hour from 2 cents per hour.
The assessment pays for
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