A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a coal industry employee despite the administrative law judge’s evidentiary error.
Case: Coastal
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment for his injuries from a fall through the roof of
… Read more »An Ohio appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s intentional tort claim accusing his employer of allegedly causing his accident by removing the
… Read more »The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration extended the deadline to apply for a soon-to-be vacant judicial seat until Aug. 5.
The WCA in May announced
… Read more »The California Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday afternoon passed bills that would allow county and special district park rangers to receive full-pay salary continuation benefits
… Read more »Physician charges per procedure performed increased by 11% in workers' compensation claims from 2020 through 2022, outpacing the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Consumer Price
… Read more »California’s workers’ compensation system is failing firefighters who have post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a pair of news reports by nonprofit CalMatters.
No one tracks
… Read more »New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reappointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to a five-year term as a judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration.
Carrasco-Trujillo was initially appointed
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a
… Read more »A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured mechanic’s claim for disability discrimination.
Case: Goosen v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, No. 23-2360,
… Read more »Jun 11-13, 2025
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