by David Schek | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling concrete form was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim and that the general contractor for…
by David Schek | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously passed a bill that would provide workers’ compensation coverage for the exacerbation of preexisting mental health conditions without an accompanying physical injury for law…
by David Schek | Feb 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that as long as a workers’ compensation insurance carrier has a good-faith ground for disputing coverage for a medical provider’s services, and the provider…
by David Schek | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a claim against it.
Case: Lacruise v. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,…
by David Schek | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits for a worker’s hearing loss from the employer prior to his current one.
Case: Altivia Services LLC v. Boster, No. 25-ICA-206,…
by David Schek | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
An asbestos-removal contractor faces a stiff fine for knowingly exposing its workers to hazardous materials even though it told state workplace inspectors that a heavily contaminated jobsite was safe.
Seattle Environmental Services LLC was cited in late…