A Texas appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to a cancer-stricken firefighter’s widow.
Case: In the Matter of Jaimes, No. 05-22-00818-CV, 03/27/2024, published.
Facts: Charlie Jaimes worked as a firefighter…
An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to a writ of mandamus overturning a denial of his request for temporary total disability benefits while he recovered from…
A New York appellate court revived a former bus driver’s claim for benefits for his alleged psychological injuries from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Case: Matter of Djanuzakov v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim but that the general contractor was also entitled to partial…
A bill proposing to require employers to ensure that workers who test positive for COVID-19 are excluded from the workplace was amended to apply only to California school employees.
At the…