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Court Overturns Denial of Widow’s Claim for Benefits
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding the Board of Review had failed to properly analyze the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board’s conclusion…
OSHA Fines Contractor $1.2 Million
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Connecticut contractor more than $1.2 million for allegedly failing to protect workers from cave-in and excavation hazards. OSHA said it cited Sound…
Court Upholds Partial Summary Dismissal of Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court upheld the partial summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims. Case: Mitchell v. City of New York, No. 2022-04622, 12/03/2025, published. Facts: Brian Mitchell worked as…
Insurance Carrier Has Duty to Defend General Contractor From Civil Suit
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a subcontractor’s insurance carrier had a duty to defend the general contractor from a civil suit by the subcontractor’s injured employee. Case: Navigators…
Court Upholds Calculation of Nurse’s Wages, Penalty Against Employer
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a calculation of a traveling nurse’s wages and the assessment of a penalty against her employer. Case: U.S. Nursing Corp. v. DeCormier, No. 25-0407, 12/03/2025, published. Facts:…
Worsening of Worker’s Occupational Pneumoconiosis Warrants Increase in PPD Award
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was entitled to an increase in his permanent partial disability award due to the worsening of his occupational…
Governor Vetoes Proposed Expansion of Permanent Total Disability
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have amended the definition of permanent total disability, arguing that the measure would have created an unfunded liability of at…
Ex-Corrections Worker Agrees to Pay $40,000 in Restitution
A former corrections worker agreed to plead guilty to one count of workers' compensation fraud and to pay $40,000 in restitution, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced. Jennifer Bardin-Lapan,…
Fraud Conviction Leads to $132,023 Restitution Order
A California man convicted of workers' compensation fraud was ordered to pay $132,023 in restitution, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced. Gustavo Cisneros was ordered during a restitution hearing on…
County Solely Liable for Off-Duty Officer’s Injuries on Traffic Assignment
A divided North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an off-duty officer was not jointly employed by the county and the construction company that contracted with the sheriff’s department to secure…
Court: Firefighter’s Claim Shouldn’t Have Been Closed Before MMI
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that an injured firefighter’s claim for benefits should not have been closed before he had fully recovered from the conditions that were newly added…
Exclusivity Bars Worker’s Civil Claims for Injuries From Attack by Customer
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity barred the entirety of a worker’s civil claims against her employer for her injuries from being attacked by a disgruntled customer. Case: Peachstate…