Survey Highlights Issues Workers Have With PPE
A study released Thursday exploring the availability of personal protective equipment in workplaces found 72% of workers who forgo protocols do so because they “just didn’t want to wear it.”
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Worker Gets Nonschedule Classification of Permanent Impairment From Foot Injury
A New York appellate court upheld the nonschedule classification of a worker’s permanent impairment from a foot injury.
Case: Matter of Lyman v. New York State Canal Corp., No. 534239, 09/29/2022,…
Widow Gets Benefits for Worker’s Death From COPD
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a sheet metal worker’s widow for his death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Case: Matter of Vaughan v. Heritage Air…
Driver Gets Benefits for Injuries Sustained on Work Break
The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a truck driver’s injuries while on a break to buy treats for his dogs after making a delivery to a store…
Attorney Fined, Held in Contempt for Practicing Law With Suspended License
A New York appellate court imposed a fine and an order of contempt on an attorney for entering an appearance on behalf of a workers’ compensation client while he was…
Worker Loses Benefits Over Failure to Disclose Self-Publication of Novel
A New York appellate court upheld the temporary suspension of benefits for a worker who failed to disclose his authorship and self-publication of several books.
Case: Matter of Koratzanis v. U.S. Concrete…