The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the arbitration provision of a labor union’s collective bargaining agreement did not bar an injured member from pursuing an intentional tort claim against his…
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that lawsuits filed by the family of a worker who was killed and two workers who were injured in a chemical accident can…
The Missouri Supreme Court last week disbarred a St. Louis-area workers’ compensation attorney for mishandling client funds.
Lorenzo Antoine Hester was admitted to practice law in Missouri in April 2004. He…
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced that a contractor in Clark County was charged with stealing $127,000 in workers’ compensation benefits for allegedly working at his own…
Workers misclassified as independent contractors, reductions in benefits, and states looking to make workers’ compensation protections optional for employers are three “troubling” trends for the insurance industry, a U.S. Department…
The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation announced that California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon reappointed Shelley Kessler to represent labor on the state’s advisory panel for a term…