The California Attorney General's Office announced a nearly $2 million settlement with a national janitorial company accused of misclassifying franchisees as independent contractors.

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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits after an on-the-job fall.

Case: Bibi  v. Ross Dress for

A federal appellate court rejected a widow’s challenge to the compelled settlement of her civil claims for her husband’s death.

Case: Vanicek v. Lyman-Richey Corp.,

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation doesn’t want to let the bed bugs bite. And if they do, it could be a workers' comp claim,

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 33% permanent partial disability benefits to an injured coal miner.

Case: Murray American Energy Inc.