The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries.
Case: Muhlenberg County Coal v. Baize, No.
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The Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict denying a worker’s occupational disease claim.
Case: Department of Labor & Industries v. Douglas, No. 85945-5-I,
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The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Wednesday voted 8-1 to recommend that the California insurance commissioner increase the advisory pure
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday signed a bill allowing the state Department of Labor and Industries to administer and pay workers’ compensation claims when
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The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld an award of benefits to a lineman for his total disability after a COVID-19 infection.
Case: Stacy’s Case,
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A Texas appellate court revived a roofer’s claims against his nonsubscribing employer for his injuries from a fall from a ladder.
Case: Lopez Zeferino v.
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The New York State Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General's office said in its yearly report to the Workers' Compensation Board that its investigators uncovered $2.7
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A Louisiana appellate court overturned an award of benefits to a worker for bilateral knee injuries, finding the record evidence did not establish an injury
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker injured in a scaffolding collapse should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case:
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A California appeals court said a worker’s disability discrimination claim must fail as a matter of law because there was no dispute that her employer
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