New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that seeks to prohibit warehouse operators from imposing onerous quotas on their workers that could lead to workplace injuries.
State Sen. Jessica Ramos
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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a deputy sheriff was entitled to a presumption that his post-traumatic stress disorder was an occupational disease since he presented a diagnosis of PTSD,…
A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a pharmacy’s application for fee review were not prematurely filed, even though the carrier contested the causal relatedness of the medication furnished…
A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to a reduced earnings award after her retirement.
Case: Matter of Vankoevering v. New York State Canal Corp., No.
A divided New York appellate court upheld a denial of a widow’s claim for benefits, finding her claim was not timely filed.
Case: Matter of Garcia v. WTC Volunteer, No. 533993,…
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the Labor Commission erred in applying an “actual bias” standard to reject a worker’s challenge to the impartiality of a member of the…