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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the denial of an injured teacher’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits. Case: Lettis-Yilmaz v. Board of Trustees, No. A-1992-20, 08/23/2022, unpublished. Facts: Laura Lettis-Yilmaz…

The California Senate is considering a bill that would limit the ability of businesses to make adverse employment decisions based on a person’s off-hour use of cannabis. Assembly Bill 2188, by…

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that doctors and their administrators will be required to use the web-based TXCOMP system to accept and manage designated doctor appointments and fill…

The California Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would expand the presumption that skin cancer is work-related for peace officers with the state departments of Fish and Wildlife and…

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld an award of interim benefits to a worker suffering from back pain after recovering from a compensable leg injury. Case: Sentry Insurance Co. v. Godat,…

A requirement that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation revise its existing data collection processes to capture the date an injured worker is notified of a liability determination would be…

The Appeals Court of Massachusetts ruled that a correctional facility worker was entitled to additional compensation so that he received the equivalent of his full salary while recovering from a…

A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against his alleged statutory employers, finding no employment relationship existed. Case: Taylor v. Armstrong, No. 54,477-WCA, 08/10/2022, published. Facts: Victor Taylor…

The California Assembly unanimously approved a bill that would expand the types of first responders eligible for the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related, while the Senate unanimously concurred…

A New York appellate court ruled that a real estate agent was not entitled to quash a subpoena seeking her deposition about a property that was the site of an alleged…

A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the claims for indemnification and contribution against it. Case:…

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation informally proposed regulatory amendments to clarify designated doctor program billing requirements. The DWC said in a statement that the first informal proposal details changes to…