Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker who fell from a scaffold should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Ruiz v. BOP 245…
WCB Meets to Discuss Attorney Fees
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss attorney fees during a Nov. 19 meeting.
Board members will undertake the legally mandated biennial review of attorney fees. Part of the discussion will…
WCC Chair Elected to IWCF
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that chairman Wesley G. Marshall was elected to the International Workers’ Compensation Foundation board of trustees.
Wesley G. Marshall
Marshall was elected to a three-year…
PCRB Posts Reminder of Deadline to Request 2009 Assessment Refund
The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau announced that eligible carriers can request refunds of 2009 work comp security fund assessments through Feb. 24.
Gov. Josh Shapiro in July signed HB 2310, a…
Board Applied Wrong Standard of Proof to Social Worker’s Claims of Injury from Dog
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard of proof to a social worker seeking benefits for physical and psychological injuries from being…
Worker Gets 0% Award for Occupational Pneumconiosis
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of 0% permanent partial disability for a worker’s occupational pneumoconiosis.
Case: Foster v. Kingston Mining Inc., No. 24-ICA-172, 10/28/2024, published.
Facts: Nelson Foster…