The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s failure to disclose his pending personal injury action on his bankruptcy petition did not warrant summary judgment
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A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a health care worker for her back conditions, finding they had not arisen
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The Illinois Appellate Court reinstated a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission finding that a municipal employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of an employer’s claim for credits based on the payments it made to an injured employee pursuant to
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A divided Ohio appellate court panel ruled that an injured worker was required to repay the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for temporary total disability benefits
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The Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawaii ruled that the state’s Special Compensation Fund is not liable for permanent partial disability benefits if a worker’s preexisting
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a trial judge erred by barring a longtime railway worker from presenting the testimony of two expert witnesses in
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Lobbyists for employers and organized labor on Thursday testified in support of a bill requested by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries that
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A divided Missouri Supreme Court ruled that an administrative law judge did not abuse her discretion in denying a worker’s post-hearing motions to reopen the
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An injured worker who participated in discovery and scheduled depositions relating to his workers’ compensation case was “seeking” benefits, and his claim should not have
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