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In an unpublished decision, a California appeals court annulled a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board finding of violation as unsupported by evidence.
WCAB decisions must be supported by substantial evidence in light of the entire record, the 4th District Court of Appeal explained. The determination that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power did not carry its burden of establishing that it fired Jeanette France for poor job… Read more »
A California appellate court upheld the attachment of a litigant’s bank account to enforce a judgment against him, finding he failed to prove that the account held the proceeds of a workers’ compensation claim that would be exempt from a levy.
Case: Elizabeth’s Food Co. Inc. v. Castro, No. B345269, 04/08/2026, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Elizabeth’s Food Co. Inc. filed suit against Alejandro Castro in November 2021.
A trial judge entered… Read more »A Florida appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity did not shield an apartment complex… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld a determination that an injured worker… Read more »
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on her Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder.
Case: Serrano v. Athena Properties LLC, No. 814752/23, 03/19/2026, published.
Facts: Amber Serrano fell from a ladder while installing ductwork at a property owned by Athena Properties LLC.
Video footage of the accident… Read more »
An Oklahoma judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order preventing CompSource Mutual Insurance Co. from mailing a reorganization notice to policyholders, according to a report by independent media outlet nondoc.com.
Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready in March approved a plan to transition CompSource into a mutual holding company structure, but it still… Read more »
A California Senate committee passed a bill that would require staffing agencies to provide proof of workers' compensation coverage and register with the labor commissioner.
The Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement voted 3-1 to pass SB 1032, which would require staffing agencies to register before conducting any business in California, and annually… Read more »
Oregon's SAIF Corp. on Thursday named Ian Williams interim president and CEO, succeeding current president and chief executive Chip Terhune, who is resigning.
Williams joined the SAIF leadership team as vice president of human resources in 2019 and became chief operating officer in 2021. He will assume the new role on Monday while the carrier searches for a… Read more »Congress, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Federal Trade Commission recently took historic action to rein in pricing abuses by PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers). New laws, rules and a massive civil settlement are all aimed at reducing drug prices that were… Read more »
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