A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s failure to disclose his intermittent and uncompensated assistance to his wife at craft shows did not
… Read more »California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an indoor heat standard to protect indoor workers from heat illness.
The new regulation, which requires approval
… Read more »The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a poultry plant worker for his occupational disease claim based on a COVID-19 infection.
Case: Fowler
… Read more »The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for multiple injuries from two alleged on-the-job falls and cumulative trauma.
Case: Hardin
… Read more »The Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board denying a government employee’s request for a modification of her award.
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the adoption of new and revised rules governing dispute resolutions, settlements and commutations.
The DWC said it eliminated
… Read more »The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations announced an increase in the interest rate to calculate permanent partial disability lump-sum settlements.
The division said the interest
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that 133,093 eligible applications for independent medical review were filed in 2023, the second-lowest amount since all dates
… Read more »The Alabama Supreme Court summarily denied a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her retaliatory termination claim over the dissent of a justice who argued
… Read more »The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a jury’s $10 million verdict in favor of a worker’s widow for his asbestos exposures.
Case: Ibarra v. C.H.
… Read more »Jun 11-13, 2025
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