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A Florida appellate court ruled that the costs associated with a tetraplegic worker’s travel to visit family out of state did not qualify for coverage as medical benefits.
Larry Burgess worked for Purple Pride Inc. He suffered injuries in a work-related motor vehicle accident in 2019 that left him tetraplegic. Burgess now requires around-the-clock attendant care.
The insurance provider for Purple Pride accepted liability for Burgess’ injuries and has paid for… Read more »
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits to an injured brick mason.
Case: BISCO Refractories Inc. v. Dean, No. CL-2025-0645, 02/27/2026, published.
Facts and procedural history: Wesley Dean worked for BISCO Refractories Inc. He has spent his entire career working as a brick mason.
In February 2019, Dean fell while working on an… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from falling from a dumpster.
Case: Carreno v. Chelsea Leaf South Housing Development Fund Corp., No. 155542/17, 02/19/2026, published.
Facts: Joel Oswaldo Ruiz Carreno worked as a… Read more »News: NORTH
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The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier that covered an assigned risk employer was entitled to reimbursement from the Compensation Rating Bureau for its settlement of a claim against the employer, plus interest, fees and expenses from litigating its right to be repaid.
The Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau… Read more »
A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment that dismissed a worker’s Labor Law claims arising from a pallet jack accident.
Case: Torres v. 40 East End Ave. Associates LLC, No. 150872/20, 02/19/2026, published.
Facts: Wilson Minaya Torres allegedly suffered injuries as he was guiding a pallet of construction materials… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday announced a new initiative aimed at helping employers strengthen workplace safety programs through a structured, voluntary approach.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Safety Champions program is designed as a cooperative effort to guide employers in building and improving safety and health programs, with an… Read more »
A ballot initiative proposing to privatize Pinnacol Assurance is poised to go before Colorado voters.
The Colorado Title Board on Wednesday voted 2-1 to approve Initiative No. 249, according to a report by Colorado Politics, but opponents could still file an appeal.
If approved by voters, the initiative would separate the quasi-public Pinnacol from the state, effective July 1, 2027.
The bill would… Read more »Private employers and insurers are happy. Claims service entities? Not so much.
That’s the key takeaway from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' summary of injury and illness data, indicating totals dropped 3.1% from 2023 to 2024, continuing the decades-long decline in industrial injuries and illnesses.
Two more data points to ponder:
The percentage of… Read more »
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