by David Schek | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is holding a hearing in July on rules that would give nurse practitioners and physician associates the same treatment authority as physicians and surgeons.
Lawmakers this…
by David Schek | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce recently passed bills that would give the Department of Labor access to federal jobs data and allow the agency to…
by David Schek | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for a slip-and-fall accident.
Case: DePhillips v. Tishman Construction Corp., No. 157160/21,…
by David Schek | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder.
Case: Ochoa v. 3475 Third Avenue…
by David Schek | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
A divided Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in failing to require a carrier to produce evidence that a worker’s accepted condition was not the…