SIF Assessment Formula Unchanged for 2024
The Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board announced that assessment factors for the Second Injury Fund will be unchanged from 2023.
The board on Tuesday reported that the balance remaining in the fund…
Former Professional Football Player Waits Too Long to File Claims
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a former professional football player’s claims for injuries and cumulative trauma were time-barred.
Case: Anderson v. District of Columbia Department of Employment…
Goldberg Segalla Adds Valerie Mayzelshteyn to Princeton Group
Goldberg Segalla announced that Valerie Mayzelshteyn joined the firm’s workers’ compensation group in Princeton, New Jersey.
Valerie Mayzelshteyn
Mayzelshteyn focuses her practice on workers’ compensation defense.
She represents insurers, employers and third-party administrators…
Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Physical Therapy
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional physical therapy sessions for a worker with a foot injury.
Case: Calloway v. Plant Essentials Inc., No. 22-0186, 10/19/2023, published.
Facts: Jessica Calloway…
Court Upholds Limited Description of Worker’s Injuries, Finding of Full Recovery
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a limited description of a worker’s injuries and a finding that she had fully recovered from them.
Case: Dennis v. Inglis House (WCAB), No. 1223 C.D. 2022, 10/12/2023,…
Worker Injured in Scaffold Accident Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.
Case: Garcia v. 122-130 East 23rd Street LLC, 10/10/2023, published.
Facts: Jose…