Bills introduced in the New York Legislature would require written applications for attorney fees in some workers’ compensation cases and revise a law passed in 2021 to give the Workers’ Compensation…
New Jersey lawmakers once again have brought back a proposal to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving workers’ compensation benefits for workplace injuries and illnesses.
Sen. Christopher Connors
Senate Bill 156, by…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer was not entitled to a credit against its payment of benefits to an injured employee for the federal pandemic benefits she…
The Delaware Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a court employee who fell into a sinkhole as she arrived for work.
Case: Browning v. State, No.173, 2021, 01/10/2022, published.
Facts:…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that all hearings will be held virtually starting Jan. 12.
“The division acknowledges that due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, a pause…
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation posted criteria that it will use to assess insurance carriers in 2022 as part of the performance-based oversight process.
Timely payments of initial temporary income…