Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced legislation that would require utilities and certain electrical contractors to provide automated external defibrillators at worksites where lineworkers perform utility or electrical
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The number of eligible applications for independent medical review increased to 152,832 in 2025 from 148,106 in 2024 while the proportion of decisions affirming the
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Workplace homicides remain relatively rare but persistent, with most occurring in public-facing jobs, cash-handling environments, transportation, food service and protective services, according to a report
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A New Hampshire contractor was not immune from a negligence lawsuit filed by a Massachusetts temporary worker who was injured at a Maine job site,
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California lawmakers are again moving to restrict the ability of professional athletes to file cumulative trauma claims in the state.
And just as the previous
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The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday revived part of a truck driver’s workers' compensation challenge, ruling that the state workers' compensation commissioner misapplied the American
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a carrier had a duty to defend its insured from a lawsuit by
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action were not entitled to summary judgment because there were triable issues as to
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The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that exclusivity shielded a company that used a staffing service provider from a civil suit by an injured employee.
Case:
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a finding of compensability for a worker’s injuries from a fall, since she did not file a claim
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