Board Approves Pinnacol Privatization Initiative
A ballot initiative proposing to privatize Pinnacol Assurance is poised to go before Colorado voters.
The Colorado Title Board on Wednesday voted 2-1 to approve Initiative No. 249, according to a…
High Court Upholds TTD Award for Hospital Worker With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The District of Columbia’s highest court upheld a determination that a hospital worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Howard University Hospital v.
Committee Bill Proposes Another Expansion of Airport Firefighter Presumption
California lawmakers are proposing to eliminate the requirement that airport firefighters complete a state-mandated training program to qualify for certain workers’ compensation presumptions.
SB 1444, introduced Tuesday by the Senate Committee…
Worker Doesn’t Need to Prove Labor Market Attachment to Get PPD Award
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to the benefit of a change in the law that relieved her of the burden to prove an attachment…
Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Worker on Labor Law Claim for Fall From Ladder
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall from a ladder.
Case: Roque v.