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A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s disability discrimination claims.
Jay Pemberton worked for Bell’s Brewery Inc. He injured his back at work in 2016 and again in 2018.
After the second injury, the brewery enrolled Pemberton in its workers’ compensation program, providing medical care and wage-loss benefits.
From December 2018 to November 2019, Pemberton’s physicians imposed several… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a coal mine worker’s claim for an eye injury.
Case: Vossen v. Marshall County Coal Resources, 08/29/2025, published.
Facts: Brian Vossen II worked for Marshall County Coal Resources. He sought medical treatment for right eye pain on June 5, 2024. Vossen reported that he wears contact lenses and that he was… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered compensable repetitive trauma injuries from which he had fully recovered.
Case: Vargas-Abreu v. The Clemens Family Corp. (WCAB), No. 1094 C.D. 2024, 09/09/2025, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Federico Vargas-Abreu began working for The… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court ruled that a World Trade Center Oculus worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims.
Case: Hernandez v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, No. 24386/16, 09/04/2025, published.
Facts: Structure Tone Inc., the general contractor overseeing pre-buildouts of various retail… Read more »
The California Assembly voted to send the governor bills that would modify eligibility requirements for second-injury fund claims and give workers at state hospitals a presumption that heart trouble arose from employment.
The Assembly on Wednesday concurred in amendments made to AB 1329 and AB 1125 while those measures were in… Read more »Shelley Kessler and Nicholas Roxborough were reappointed to four-year terms on the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation.
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas appointed Kessler to represent labor and appointed Roxborough to represent employers through Dec. 31, 2029.
Kessler… Read more »
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is offering electronic data interchange training.
The EDI Claims Foundations training is designed for those who are new to EDI, and it focuses on claims release version 3.1. The program will cover topics including EDI basics, submitting first and subsequent reports of injury,… Read more »
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will review the workers' compensation set-aside reporting process during an Oct. 1 webinar.
The program will cover the new reporting requirements implemented in April, as well as best practices for reporting set-aside arrangements. CMS said the webinar is intended to broadly address… Read more »
California’s Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara, recently increased the advisory pure premium rate by 8.7%, to $1.52 per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation policies incepting after Sept 1, 2025.
California employers should be highly alarmed. While most states are seeing premium decreases, California employers’ costs continue to… Read more »
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