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Employer Can’t Raise Exclusivity Defense to Tort Claims From Worker Shot by Colleague
A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer was barred from raising a workers’ compensation exclusivity defense to a worker’s civil suit over his shooting by a colleague. Case: Bottling Group…
Appropriations Committee Passes E-Signature Bill
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow electronic signatures in proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The committee on Wednesday voted 14-0 to pass bills…
Worker Who Fell Through Duct Opening Entitled to Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker for his injuries from a fall through a duct hole. Case: Guaraca v. West 25th Street Housing…
Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker’s Demolition Accident
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of partial summary judgment in favor of a worker for his injuries from a demolition accident. Case: Mata v. 371 1st Street LLC,…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request for Additional Benefits, Claim of Additional Injuries
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits and a second alleged workplace injury. Case: White v. Home Depot, Nos. 2022-WC-00894-COA and 2022-WC-00905-COA, 04/23/2024. Facts:…
Worker’s Challenge to Claim Dismissal Tossed as Untimely
A Missouri appellate court ruled that a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her claim had to be dismissed as untimely. Case: Godfrey v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, No. ED111833,…
Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting State From Forcing Workers to Quit as Settlement Condition
The Colorado Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the state from forcing its injured workers to quit as a condition of settling workers’ compensation claims. The Senate on Wednesday voted…
Newsom Says Indoor Heat Safety Rules Too Expensive for Prisons
Correctional officers and other workers are likely to be left out of the new indoor heat standards California workplace safety regulators are reportedly scrambling to implement before summer starts after…
Worker Gets Benefits for Crash Despite Leaving Job Site Without Employer’s Approval
A California appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries from a car accident that happened after he left a fire camp without his employer’s…
Court Revives Labor Law Claim of Worker Who Fell Into Manhole
A New York appellate court revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from falling into a manhole. Case: Clarke v. Consolidated Edison of New York Inc., No. 158033/18, 04/18/2024, published. Facts: Stephen…
Notice of Intent to Contest Claim Must Be Delivered Within 28-Day Window
The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a finding that an employer was precluded from contesting a worker’s claims for injury because the company did not timely file a notice of intent to…
Split Supreme Court Addresses Standard of Review, Burden of Proof for Apportionment
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court produced four opinions addressing an employer’s entitlement to apportion a worker’s impairment, with a majority clarifying the appropriate standard of review of a board…