Oregon lawmakers excluded workers’ compensation before passing a bill that would create a private right of action allowing insureds to recover damages, attorney fees and litigation costs resulting from unfair claims…
The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his cumulative trauma injuries from a company that was not his final employer.
Case: Murray Energy Corp. v.
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that the Special Fund for Reopened Cases was not liable for additional benefits to an injured worker.
Case: Matter of Green v. Poughkeepsie…
A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a government employee who claimed to have provided “budgetary analysis” as part of the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup…
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that principles of fairness did not allow a firefighter to have the Department of Labor and Industries reconsider the rejection of one of his…
Workers’ compensation carriers and self-insured employers in Kentucky are explicitly exempt from reimbursing injured workers for the costs of medical cannabis, under newly enacted legislation.
Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday enacted Senate…