A California appeals court found no problem with an order requiring a business owner convicted of cheating a work comp carrier and state tax collectors to submit to warrantless searches…
A federal appellate court denied an employer’s petition for review of an award of Black Lung Act benefits to a coal miner’s widow.
Case: Consol Mining Co. LLC v. OWCP, No.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim due to her failure to link her ongoing complaints to her employment.
Case: Nagy v. Medplast Engineered Products Inc.
A New York appellate court revived a nurse’s claim for repetitive use injuries, finding that the Workers’ Compensation Board used the wrong standard for denying the claim.
Case: Matter of Badzio…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s requested shoulder surgery.
Case: Mayer v. City of Clarksburg, No. 24-ICA-462, 06/27/2025, published.
Facts: Frank Mayer worked for the…