The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Case: Driscoll v. City of Cedar Rapids, No. 25-1236, 08/19/2026, published.
Facts: Larry…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a compensable injury aggravated a worker’s preexisting ankle condition, which resulted in her need for surgery.
Case: North Arkansas College v. Sparks,…
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a civil suit against a hospital for the death of an immunocompromised emergency room nurse after she contracted COVID-19.
Case: Powell…
The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s practice of self-tolling the 60-day statutory deadline to rule on petitions for reconsideration.
The court, in Joseph Mayor v.
California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents…