The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued three egregious willful citations, five serious citations and one other-than-serious citation to an Augusta, Maine-based contractor for willfully exposing employees to fall…
A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were entitled to summary judgment dismissing some of the injured worker’s claims, but they were not…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall off the stairs of…
A narrowly divided Superior Court of Pennsylvania overturned a grant of summary judgment to two corporate entities who asserted a statutory employer defense to an injured worker’s tort claim.
Case: Dobransky…
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board announced the adoption of emergency rules allowing telemedicine in some circumstances.
In addition to allowing virtual visits to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the…