The Alabama Supreme Court partially revived a workers’ compensation attorney’s suit against another lawyer for sharing some of his controversial social media posts with his firm, which led to a…
The California Senate’s labor committee passed bills that would require that utilization review physicians are licensed in the state and have the same duty of care as treating physicians, as well…
Lawmakers in Washington state passed a bill that would specify that self-insured employers and their private-sector counterparts that employ firefighters owe a duty of good faith and fair dealing with regard…
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board failed to provide a sufficient explanation for its reasoning in a dispute over an award of penalties to allow for…
A New York appellate court overturned a partial grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a plywood platform.
Case: Fischer v. VNO 225 W.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of an injured carpenter’s claim that he was fired in retaliation for pursuing workers’ compensation benefits.
Case: Burns v. Ford Construction Co.,…