Lawmakers might have overlooked the fact that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for injuries arising from employment when they passed a law allowing teachers
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Total workers' compensation claim costs increased by an average of 6% per year from 2022 to 2025 in the median study state, driven by rising
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A New York appellate court vacated a grant of summary judgment for the defendant on a Labor Law claim and granted summary judgment for the worker.
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A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of the claims
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A federal appellate court denied review of a coal mine operator’s challenge to a worker’s award of black lung benefits.
Case: Wolf Run Mining Co.
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a decision of the Board of Review finding that a worker was entitled to a neuromuscular electrical stimulator
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Whether a subcontractor hired to line a pit with concrete was responsible for assessing the safety of the excavation work performed by the hiring party
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Members of the Arizona House of Representatives added five years of retroactive effect to a bill intended to close a loophole that carriers have allegedly
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission announced a pair of arbitrator transfers taking effect May 1.
Arbitrators Linda Cantrell and Brad Gillespie will switch dockets, the
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A divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker could not continue to pursue a claim against the state Second Injury Fund after entering a
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