The Virginia House of Delegates on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would exempt certain rules of the Workers’ Compensation Commission from formal rulemaking requirements as long as the commission offers…
Goldberg Segalla added Erica B. Lewis as a partner and Kalie L. Chumley as an associate in the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Erica B. Lewis
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The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that an injured firefighter paramedic was time-barred from pursuing applications for additional benefits more than six years after he returned to full-duty employment after…
A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a diabetic worker for the loss of his toe after he stepped on a nail.
Case: Matter of Irizarry v.
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law claim for an eye injury.
Case: Argueta v. City of New York, No. 2021-02663, 01/31/2024, published.
Facts: Alan Argueta allegedly was…
Oregon’s SAIF Corp. is pursuing legislation this year that would expressly criminalize premium fraud.
Senate Bill 1580, by Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Milwaukie, would create the crime of fraudulent misrepresentation if an…