The Pennsylvania Superior Court relieved a general contractor of liability for a $5,590,650.69 jury verdict in favor of an injured worker, finding the contractor was the worker’s statutory employer.
Case: Yoder…
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from being ejected from a power buggy.
Case: Pacheco v. Trustees…
The California Department of Industrial Relations announced that permanent rules requiring employers to protect workers from COVID-19 went into effect last week.
The COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations that took effect Friday…
The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits to a worker with preexisting back issues for his claimed back injury.
Case: Butcher v. Parker Drilling Co., No. 21-0504, 01/23/2023,…
A Florida appellate court overturned a denial of authorization for a worker’s physician of choice following an insurance carrier’s failure to respond to his request for a change in treating…
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate reintroduced legislation that would expand health care provider options for injured federal workers.
Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, on…