The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation launched a new program that provides financial incentives and support for employers to manage substance use issues in the workplace.
Employers that enroll in the new…
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an intentional tort claim against it over an employee’s fatal shooting of a co-worker.
Case: Brown…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s claim was timely because the delay in its submission was caused by her employer’s misrepresentations.
Case: Monongalia County Commission v.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ordered publication of its decision upholding benefits to a worker for the aggravation of his preexisting knee condition.
Case: Lebanon Transit v. Schaeffer (WCAB), No. 141…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder and revived the defendant’s third-party breach of…