Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits after being fired from her job and that her employer…
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a determination that an injured worker did not unjustifiably refuse vocational rehabilitation services.
Case: LKQ Corp. v. Morales, No. 1173-22-4, 08/01/2023, published.
Facts: Joseph Morales worked…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of benefits for a worker’s alleged “left rotator cuff pathology” from his vehicle being sideswiped while parked.
Case: Hollis v. C&R Laundry Services…
The California 2nd District Court of Appeal on Tuesday said the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board can’t grant petitions for reconsideration for the purposes of further study simply to satisfy a…
A New York appellate court ruled that a concrete worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his alleged fall into a shallow trench.
Case:…
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to a group of defendants in a Labor Law action, finding they did not establish that a worker’s own conduct…