The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries would be authorized to develop and implement a pilot program allowing employers to authorize treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder before establishing liability,…
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim over being struck by a falling object.
Case: Guacho v. DLV Empire LLC, No. 2021-01457, 12/17/2025, published.
Facts: DLV Empire LLC…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a compensable injury from a fall at work.
Case: Little Dogs Daycare v. Carroll, No. 25-ICA-287, 12/22/2025, published.
Facts:…
Employers in Washington state would be required to continue paying health insurance premiums for injured workers, under bills introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives.
HB 2372 and its identical companion…
Kids’ Chance of America announced a scholarship partnership with Maine-based workers’ compensation carrier MEMIC Group.
Kids’ Chance will administer MEMIC’s Harvey Picker Horizon Scholarship Program, which provides a $20,000 scholarship to…
Arizona lawmakers introduced bills for first responders to create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder arose from employment, and to eliminate a provision that terminates survivors’ benefits upon remarriage.
HB 2204, by…