A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law action should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing all the claims against them.
Case: DaSilva v. Delshah-OTL-Start 22 Chapel Property Owner LLC, No. 2024-11300, 10/21/2026, published.
Facts: Evando Magalhaes DaSilva worked for… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a demolition worker’s claim for benefits for a heart attack.
Case: Torres v. The Giant Co. LLC (WCAB), No. 958 C.D. 2025, 10/26/2026, unpublished.
Facts: Angel Torres worked for Power Component Systems Inc. In May 2023, he was part of a small demolition crew removing flooring and drywall at a construction… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a plumber’s assistant should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling over a ground-level barrier into a below-ground entranceway.
Case: Nunez v. The Hispanic Society of America, Nos. 161031/18 595424/19 595337/20 595360/20 595622/20 595626/20, 10/16/2026,… Read more »
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s claim for further compensation was properly denied as untimely.
Case: Brown v. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, No. COA25-869, 10/21/2026, published.
Facts: Curtis Brown worked as a high school teacher for the North Carolina Department of Public… Read more »
The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel upheld the denial of a worker’s request for extraordinary benefits.
Case: Burkes v. Sysco Knoxville LLC, No. E2025-02007-SC-R3-WC, 10/22/2026, published.
Facts: Jerry Burkes worked for Sysco Knoxville LLC. He slipped and fell while working, injuring his… Read more »
Twenty-eight congressional Democrats are protesting planned rollbacks of regulations regarding respirator masks as proposed by the Trump administration.
In a letter addressed to David Keeling, an assistant secretary within the Department of Labor, the lawmakers said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is moving quickly and without sound evidence to… Read more »Nov 6, 2026
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