Self-insured employers and their third-party administrators would owe injured workers a duty of good faith and fair dealing, under legislation introduced in the Washington state Legislature.
Sen. Kevin Van De Wege
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An Ohio appellate court ruled that a worker’s adult daughter did not qualify as his dependent even though she was relying on him for housing and financial support when he died.
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A New York appellate court overturned a partial grant of summary judgment for a construction worker on his Labor Law claim arising from an electric shock injury.
Case: Ruiz v. Roosevelt Terrance…
A New York appellate court ruled that a trial justice should not have decided a motion for summary judgment in a personal injury case until the Workers’ Compensation Board had…
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a health care worker for her back conditions, finding they had not arisen out of a workplace accident.
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A New York appellate court ruled that an auto mechanic who had unsuccessfully sought workers’ compensation benefits for a repetitive-use injury could not relitigate the same issue in a new…