Private Employer Rate Cut Takes Effect Tuesday
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said a 6% rate cut for private employers will take effect Tuesday.
The bureau said the rate cut is the result of employers’ ongoing commitment…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Social Worker’s Claim for Eye Shingles
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the denial of a social worker’s claim seeking benefits for shingles of the eye.
Case: Appeal of Palangas, No. 2024-0395, 06/24/2025, published.
Facts: Jane Palangas was…
Rotator Cuff Tear Gets Added as Compensable Condition of Worker’s Claim
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a right rotator cuff tear needed to be added as a compensable condition to a worker’s claim.
Case: Consol Bailey Mine…
High Court Says Retaliatory Firing Illegal Only if Employer is Trying to Avoid Liability for Claim
The Indiana Supreme Court held that a trial court should have dismissed a teacher’s case alleging she was fired in retaliation for contemplating filing a workers’ compensation claim because she…
Court Upholds Partial Dismissal of Labor Law Claim by Worker Struck by Falling Materials
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s Labor Law action.
Case: Merlo v. 49 Grove Realty LLC, No. 2023-06926, 06/11/2025, published.
Facts: Lehi…