by David Schek | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced a pair of arbitrator transfers taking effect May 1.
Arbitrators Linda Cantrell and Brad Gillespie will switch dockets, the commission announced. Cantrell will hear all…
by David Schek | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Whether a subcontractor hired to line a pit with concrete was responsible for assessing the safety of the excavation work performed by the hiring party is a question of fact…
by David Schek | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Florida appellate court ruled that exclusivity did not shield a general contractor from liability for a worker’s death resulting from a fall that occurred when he came to the…
by David Schek | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim, and his employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing the…
by David Schek | Apr 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include additional conditions and an award of temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Mastec Inc. v. Blackwell, No. 25-ICA-344…