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Labor Law Defendant Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Claims Against It
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant in a Labor Law action should have been granted partial summary judgment dismissing the claims against it and on its indemnification claim. Case:…
Employer Can’t Get Collateral Review of Exclusivity Defense Rejection
The Pennsylvania Superior Court turned down collateral review of the denial of summary judgment on an employer’s exclusivity defense to a worker’s personal injury action. Case: Hailu v. Giorgio Fresh Co., No.
Board Pulls Authorization for Pinnacol Privatization Initiative
Colorado officials pulled their approval for a ballot initiative to convert Pinnacol Assurance into a private, mutual carrier after finding the proposal violates the requirement that statutory propositions be limited…
Board Doesn’t Abuse Discretion in Denying Worker’s Application for Reconsideration
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review. Case: Matter…
Court Partially Overturns Summary Judgment for Defendants in Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims based on his fall from a…
Worker Who Improved From TTD Worsened to Become Permanently Totally Disabled
A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a worker whose condition after an industrial accident had improved from a temporary state of total disability had worsened to the point…
Firefighter Gets TTD Award for Knee Injury
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a firefighter for a knee injury. Case: City of Wheeling v. Melsop, No. 25-ICA-338, 02/27/2026, published. Facts:…
Court Upholds Denial of Worker’s Request to Expand Claim
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to add radiculopathy of the lumbosacral spine and degeneration of…
Worker With PPD Can’t Get Extreme Hardship Redetermination
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with a permanent partial disability waited too long to request an extreme hardship redetermination. Case: Matter of Jackson v. New York Foundling…
Court Finds Ranch Hand’s Tick-Borne Illness Compensable
The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that a ranch hand’s tick-borne illness was a compensable occupational disease. Case: Mohler v. Young, No. H304058, 01/28/2026, published. Facts: Jonathan Mohler worked as a ranch…
Lawmaker Brings Back Medical Leave Protection Bill
A California lawmaker is bringing back a proposal that would make denying an injured worker's request to receive treatment during working hours a form of discrimination. Assemblymember Ash Kalra, D-San Jose,…
DWC Proposes ADA Accommodation Updates
The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed draft regulations regarding disability accommodations that include a process to request blanket authorization for remote appearances before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Only the…