A Florida appellate court ruled that a judge erred in failing to find that a worker’s claim for additional benefits was time-barred.
Case: American Airlines Group v. Lopez, No. 1D2023-0379, 05/22/2024,…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his motorized scaffold accident.
Case: De Los Santos v. Carlyle House Inc., No.
A Florida appellate court overturned a judge’s decision denying an employer’s motion for costs as a prevailing party on a worker’s claim.
Case: Palm Beach County School District v. Smith, No.
The California Department of Insurance announced that the owners of a janitorial firm were charged with fraud for allegedly underreporting payroll by more than $2.4 million to reduce their work…
The Maryland Appellate Court rejected a dispute over whether an injured worker qualified as a public safety employee due to a lack of jurisdiction.
Case: Clifton T. Perkins Hospital v. Frierson, No.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission did not have exclusive jurisdiction over a worker’s injury claim based on alleged sexual assault by a work-release inmate…