DLI: Work Fatality Rate Unchanged in 2022
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry said the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2022 shows no change in the state’s fatal injury rate.
There were 81 fatal work…
High Court Says Labor Law Does Not Cover Ordinary Vehicle Repair Work
New York’s highest court ruled that the Labor Law was not intended to cover ordinary vehicle repair work.
Case: Stoneham v. Joseph Barsuk Inc., No. 94, 12/19/2023, published.
Facts: Mark A. Stoneham…
Worker Can’t Maintain Tort Suit Against Cousin for Loss of Eye
The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against his cousin and his cousin’s company for an industrial accident resulting in the loss…
No Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Worker’s Slip and Fall
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for injuries from an alleged slip-and-fall accident.
Case: Orellana v. 386…
Administratrix Gets Costs, Fees for Employer’s Failure to Pay Award
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld costs and fees to the administratrix of a worker’s estate for the employer’s failure to pay an award to account for its prior underpayment…