A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who was sprayed in the face by sandblasting equipment should have been granted summary judgment on
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a health care worker’s claim for a knee injury.
Case: Perine v. Genesis Healthcare LLC,
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Michigan lawmakers are aiming to create an infectious disease worker safety commission to manage guidance for essential workers in emergencies.
H.B. 4440, introduced Wednesday, would
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to name his former attorney as a party was fatal to his appeal.
Case: Porter
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker who fell from a scaffold was an employee of a subcontractor on a construction
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A California appeals court annulled a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision ordering arbitration of a coverage dispute to obtain a factual determination of the date
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A Florida appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claim for benefits, finding that his labor union and employer had a valid and enforceable
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A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a widow was not entitled to an enhanced award of benefits for her husband’s death from inhaling nitrogen-saturated air.
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Oklahoma Gov. J. Kevin Stitt signed a bill eliminating the requirement to carry comp coverage for certain unpaid temporary workers.
The governor on Wednesday signed
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The maximum temporary total disability benefit in Oregon is increasing by 6.427% on July 1 to match the increase in the state’s average weekly wage.
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