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
… Read more »Efforts to privatize Pinnacol Assurance are likely on hold until the 2026 legislative session, according to a report published in a newsletter run by the
… Read more »A coalition of 36 state attorneys general signed a letter urging members of Congress to enact legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating
… Read more »The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a reminder that applications for Return-to-Work Supplement Program benefits will be denied if they don’t meet certain requirements.
… Read more »A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a piece of sheet metal that was being hoisted should have been granted partial
… Read more »A Louisiana appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a worker’s civil suit against a co-employee and his employer, finding there was a
… Read more »The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s action for judicial review as untimely filed.
Case: Singleton v. IWCC, No. 1-24-0120WC, 04/11/2025, unpublished.
… Read more »The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned a trial court’s grant of a worker’s motion to transfer venue, finding the trial court had not provided
… Read more »Workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for a man who was contracted to spend more than 52 hours on a residential skylight installation project but
… Read more »The man who led the accounting department of a defunct Los Angeles law firm was sentenced Friday to 121 months in federal prison for his
… Read more »Jun 14-28, 2025
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