A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board denying a worker’s application for reconsideration and/or full board review.
Case: Matter of Sylvester v. Department of Corrections…
A New York appellate court upheld a 22.5% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s ruptured Achilles tendon.
Case: Matter of Maini v. Nassau County Police Department, No. CV-24-2052, 12/18/2025,…
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a state employee could not proceed with civil claims against his employer for his alleged injuries from being attacked at work.
Case: Dumanovskiy v.
The Department of Industrial Relations and its divisions — the California Labor Commissioner’s Office and Cal/OSHA — say contractors working in connection with all wildfire responses must follow state labor and workplace…
The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker with a history of back issues did not prove the compensability of his new alleged conditions.
Case: Robey v. Weir…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a finding that a worker failed to prove that his cervical disc displacement was a compensable injury.
Case: Morgan v. Cornerstone Labor Services Inc., No.