Amendments Limit Scope of Staffing Firm Bill
A lawmaker who says he is trying to close a staffing agency loophole some employers are using to reduce workers’ compensation costs pared back the scope of his measure to…
MSF Opens Registration for Medical Conference
Montana State Fund opened registration for its annual medical conference being held May 19-20 at the Delta Hotel in Helena.
Conference sessions will address topics including occupational injury causation, independent medical…
Project Safety Coordinator Can’t Proceed With Labor Law Claims
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a safety coordinator’s Labor Law claims against an architect and general contractor for a construction project.
Case: Valentine v. 2147 Second Ave.
Worker’s Fall on Earthen Ramp Doesn’t Give Rise to Labor Law Liability
A New York appellate court dismissed part of a worker’s Labor Law claim, finding his fall on an earthen ramp did not involve a risk from a physically significant elevation…
Split Supreme Court Reduces Award to Comp Firm for Carrier’s Delay in Tendering Defense
A divided Louisiana Supreme Court reduced an award to a workers’ compensation firm from its insurance carrier based on the carrier’s failure to timely secure counsel to defend it from…
High Court Clarifies Compensation Court’s Authority to Modify Prior Award of Treatment
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Court erred in finding that it lacked authority to modify an award of medical rehabilitation services that had been previously…