The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s civil claims against his employer but revived his claims against a related
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a worker’s knee injury.
Case: XMV Inc. v. Ayers, No.
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The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a police officer who failed to prove his entitlement to duty disability benefits for a wrist injury was barred
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder.
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Workers' compensation medical costs per claim rose 5% to 14% in recent years in most of the states examined by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
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A federal court in Sacramento ruled that the California Civil Rights Department can proceed with its disability discrimination suit against Grimmway Farms.
In a September
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The Idaho Department of Insurance approved a recommendation to reduce workers' compensation rates by 2.5%, effective Jan. 1.
The decrease marks the ninth consecutive reduction in
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The Illinois Appellate Court said a circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a worker’s appeal from an adverse decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Case:
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A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have been granted summary judgment dismissing the claims against it.
Case: Szlapak v.
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The West Virginia Supreme Court said the Intermediate Court of Appeals erred in overturning a Board of Review decision granting temporary total disability benefits to
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