A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine barred a contractor’s employee from bringing suit against his employer’s client for his injuries from a fall.
Case: McCullar v. SMC Contracting…
Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Abbie Hudgens retired today after leading the agency for the last 11 years.
Abbie Hudgens
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Tuesday said Hudgens…
A divided Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s failure to join a second injury to a pending claim resulted in a forfeiture of the second injury claim.
Case: Rodarte…
An Arizona appellate court overturned a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a police officer for his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Case: Russell v. City of Sierra Vista Public Safety Personnel…
A California appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to compel an injured worker to provide discovery responses to inquiries into his immigration status.
Case: Manuel v. Superior Court…