Ore. Supreme Ct. Refuses to Expand Exception to Exclusive Remedy July 11, 2023 By Jim Sams A law passed by the state legislature in 2001 to address a court decision that created an exception to workers’...
California Supreme Court, Warning of Litigation ‘Deluge,’ Rejects Take-Home COVID Claims July 7, 2023 By Jim Sams An employer owed no duty of care to the wife of an employee who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 that...
Conn. Supreme Ct. Rejects Work Comp Claim by Part-Time Firefighter July 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation...
Connecticut High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp for Firefighter with Heart Condition June 28, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation...
Contractor Says it has Settled Lawsuit with Sick and Dying Coal Ash Workers May 25, 2023 By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash...
Ala. Ct. Affirms Order to Return Injured Worker’s Psyche Records May 8, 2023 Malik Woodard asked his doctor not to look at records of the treatment he received from a psychologist while recovering...
Wisconsin Supreme: UI Insurer Cannot Deduct Money that Was Paid but Reimbursed March 24, 2023 By Jim Sams Wisconsin law allows insurers to deduct from their liability any amounts paid for the same injury by a worker’s compensation...
WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Driving Up Prices in Work Comp March 20, 2023 Consolidation of physician services into larger groups owned by hospitals and health care systems is driving up the cost of...
When an Injury Suffered ‘Preparing for Work’ Falls Under Workers’ Compensation March 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee who was injured while scraping ice off his company-owned truck parked at his home is entitled to workers’...
Philadelphia Eagles Team Loses to Ex-Player in Workers’ Compensation Fight February 10, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles football team has failed to score a victory in a disability case involving former...