Court Partially Revives Worker’s Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that an individual Labor Law defendant was entitled to summary judgment dismissing a claim against him, but the worker’s claim against his company should have…
Worker Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Escalator Mishap
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an escalator accident.
Case: Skydaniuk v. ESRT Empire State Building…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Widow’s Claim for Dependent’s Benefits
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding her husband’s occupational pneumoconiosis was not a contributing factor to his death.
Case: Bailey v. Pine Ridge…
CWCI Reports Small Drop in 2024 Premium
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that total direct written premium dropped to $11.7 billion in 2024 from $11.8 billion in 2023.
CWCI said the first decline in total direct written…
WCRI: New Hires Account for Largest Share of Claims
Short-tenure workers with fewer than two years of experience continue to account for the largest share of workers’ compensation claims in New Jersey, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
“New hires,…