A former workers’ compensation judge in New Jersey alleges in a lawsuit filed against the state that she was fired in retaliation for reporting concerns
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Massachusetts’ highest court upheld the forfeiture of a former correctional officer’s retirement allowance based on his commission of workers’ compensation fraud after he retired from
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A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred a worker from pursuing a tort claim against a property owner and its employee for
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A Texas appellate court revived part of an injured worker’s negligence suit against his nonsubscribing employer for injuries from climbing out of the bed of his
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California lawmakers concluded their 2022 legislative session by passing bills that would allow social workers to be listed in medical provider networks, and give some
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California lawmakers signed off on amendments to bills that cut two weeks from the time employers have to accept liability for certain presumptive injury claims,
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A California appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to compel an injured worker to provide discovery responses to inquiries into his immigration
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A divided South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a construction worker could not maintain a negligence claim against the general contractor responsible for the project
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The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for the partial amputation of a diabetic firefighter’s foot after he developed an infection in
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The California Senate gave final approval to a bill that would give the Division of Workers’ Compensation more time to complete its analysis of exempting
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