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Denying Time Off for Treatment Would Be Discrimination Under Amended Bill
California employers would be illegally discriminating against injured workers if they deny requests to let them miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries, under a recently amended bill. Mitch Steiger …
WCA Extends Deadline for Judicial Applications
The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration extended the deadline to apply for a soon-to-be vacant judicial seat until Aug. 5. The WCA in May announced that it would accept applications through…
Court Publishes Decision Upholding $1.7 Million Judgment for Misclassification
The Washington Court of Appeals has granted a motion by the Department of Labor and Industries to order the publication of a decision that upheld a $1.7 million judgment against…
Last-Leg Amazon Delivery Workers Can’t Be Compelled to Arbitrate Claims
A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that two workers employed by a local delivery contractor for Amazon Inc. could not be compelled to arbitrate their workers’ compensation retaliation claims. Case: Mathis…
Federal Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Mechanic’s Disability Discrimination Claim
A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured mechanic’s claim for disability discrimination. Case: Goosen v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, No. 23-2360, 06/24/2024, published. Facts: Robert Wayne Goosen worked…
Worker Injured in Fall From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: Paiba v. 56-11 94th…
Governor Reappoints Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo as Work Comp Judge
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reappointed Sonya Carrasco-Trujillo to a five-year term as a judge for the Workers’ Compensation Administration. Carrasco-Trujillo was initially appointed to a one-year term in June…
Annuity Interest Rate Increases to 4.36%
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 rate will increase to 4.36% from…
DWC Announces Rule Adoption
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 regulatory references to penalties for certain…
Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Cumulative Trauma Claim
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 v. Ford Motor Co., No. 2023-CA-1250-WC,…
Worker Doesn’t Misrepresent Employment by Failing to Disclose Help for Wife
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 constitute an intentional misrepresentation of…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Poultry Plant Worker for COVID-19 Infection
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 v. Perdue Inc., No. 412, 2023,…