The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Oregon Employment Department are partnering to provide free worker safety and health training workshops in rural communities throughout the state.
The workshops…
A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim for negligence and retaliation as time-barred.
Case: Benavidez v. Cascade-Nueces Health Services Ltd., No. 13-24-00481-CV, 07/09/2026, published.
Facts: Concepcion Benavidez…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that permanently authorizes employers to pay indemnity benefits using prepaid debit cards.
On July 6, Newsom signed AB 1683, which eliminates language that would…
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker with some ability to work and was able to briefly return to her prior position.
Case: Rural…
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of a worker’s claim to include the psychological conditions he developed after a work accident that involved being dragged by a…
A New York appellate court upheld a judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being struck by a falling electrical cable.
Case: Bartnick v. Consolidated Edison Co.