Rebounding statewide employment and mandatory reporting of COVID-19 infections at work sites helped drive a 25.6% increase in the nonfatal work injury and illness rate per 100 full-time employees in…
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Act does not exclude the use of competent medical evidence when assessing an impairment rating for schedule injuries.
Case: Weaver v.
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a school district employee could not maintain a tort action against a colleague and their employer for injuries from a car accident that happened…
A New York appellate court dismissed a worker’s appeal of a decision apportioning liability on grounds that he had not been aggrieved by the ruling.
Case: Matter of Birro v. Wolkow-Braker…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the closure of a worker’s claim based upon allegedly incorrect information.
Case: Miller v. Grant County Mulch Inc., No. 22-0228, 11/17/2023, published.
Facts: Kevin Miller worked…