A majority of New York’s highest court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board cannot approve legal fees based on charges against an employer or insurance carrier for untimely compensation payments.
Case:…
The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an injured deputy sheriff’s challenge to the denial of his application for an accidental…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker failed to prove her entitlement to benefits for a permanent anatomical impairment as a result of her compensable spine…
A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s $4.5 million verdict for a worker injured in an accident in a sawmill.
Case: Antonio Munoz Aserradero LLC v. Thomas, No. 12-25-00047-CV, 03/11/2026, published.
Facts: Antonio…
The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that the owner of a janitorial company was arrested and charged with failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance for his employees.
Edgar Villacis Pinto,…