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Court Upholds Denial of Employer’s Petition to Convert Worker’s TTD Status to TPD
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a municipal employer’s petition to convert an injured worker’s status from temporarily totally disabled to temporarily partially disabled. Case: City of Philadelphia…
2nd DCA Publishes Decision on Admissibility of Expert Testimony in FELA Case
A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its decision from last month finding that a trial judge prejudicially erred in excluding the testimony of a railway worker’s expert…
WCA Announces Judicial Appointment of Doug Christopherson
The New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration announced that Doug Christopherson was appointed as the agency's newest judge. Doug Christopherson Christopherson will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Leonard Padilla in…
Direct Deposit, PTSD Measures Head to Governor
Pennsylvania lawmakers sent Gov. Josh Shapiro bills that would make direct deposit the default way to pay work comp benefits and make it easier for first responders to receive benefits…
Worker Hit by Falling Tree Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment in a Labor Law claim by a worker injured by a falling tree. Case: Ells v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 644…
No Summary Judgment for Labor Law Defendants
A New York appellate court ruled that none of the defendants in a Labor Law action was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims against them or on their claims…
DWC Announces TTD Rates for 2025
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates are increasing Jan. 1. The minimum TTD rate will increase to $252.03 per week from…
Property Owner Not Entitled to Summary Dismissal of Suit
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that a property owner was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a civil suit brought by an injured employee of a contractor hired to…
L&I: Felony Charges Filed After Claimant Seen Lifting Weights at Gym
A worker collecting benefits for a back injury is facing fraud charges after he was reportedly observed lifting weights at a gym that exceeded the five-pound restriction his physician imposed,…
AWW Calculation Includes Lump-Sum Vacation Pay
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the calculation of a worker’s average weekly wage that includes a lump sum of vacation pay with her wages, and it denied review of the…
Worker Can’t Get Writ to Avoid Arbitration of Claim Against Nonsubscribing Employer
A Texas appellate court denied an injured worker's petition for mandamus relief of a trial judge’s order compelling him to arbitrate a negligence claim against his nonsubscribing employer. Adrian Murillo worked…
Worker Fails to Link Amputation of Leg to Prior Work Accident
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the amputation of his leg was related to his injuries from a fall in 2006. Case: Matter of DiPippo…