Worker Fails to Link Amputation of Leg to Prior Work Accident
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove the amputation of his leg was related to his injuries from a fall in 2006.
Case: Matter of DiPippo…
No Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Worker Who Lost Eye
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not permanently and totally disabled by the loss of her left eye.
Case: Murphy v. Arkansas Department of Correction,…
Court Upholds Award for Worker’s Collapsed Lung
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for a collapsed lung from an on-the-job exposure.
Case: Matter of Bonitto v. Vivid Mechanical LLC, No. CV-23-0192,…
State Insurance Fund Gets Summary Judgment on Claim for Unpaid Premiums
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for the State Insurance Fund on its claim for unpaid workers’ compensation premiums.
Case: Commissioners of the State Insurance Fund…
No Change in Premium Assessment Rate for 2025
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division announced that premium assessment rates will remain unchanged in 2025.
The division said the premium assessment rate for 2025 will be 9.8%, the same as it…
Contractor Fined for Safety Violations That Caused Worker’s Death
Federal workplace safety investigators fined a Massachusetts waterproofing contractor $283,115 for safety violations they say led to a worker’s death.
Gerceir Osvaldo DeFaria, 51, was killed in February 2024 when part…