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A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision finding that a trial judge could not order an injured worker to reimburse her employer, since the employer did not perfect its lien before she negotiated a settlement and dismissed her case against a third-party tortfeasor.
The case, Slamer v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, No. D086908, was released last month as an unpublished opinion.
Only published opinions… Read more »
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a verdict that an employer fired an injured employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim, but the trial judge must explain the rejection of the employer’s challenge.
Case: Envoy Air Inc. v. Creagh, No. SC-2025-0022, 10/16/2026, published.
Facts: Jada Creagh worked for Envoy Air Inc. She injured her shoulder in a fall at work in October 2018.
Creagh reported the injury to her shift supervisor, who allegedly told her that "the last person who had… Read more »Providers treating injured workers in California have received nearly as many bill… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should have… Read more »
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A New York appellate court upheld an award of death benefits for a bus driver who suffered a medical event and crashed.
Case: Greek v. Dansville Central School District, Nos. CV-23-2419 and CV-24-1269, 10/15/2026, published.
Facts: Walter Greek worked as a bus driver for the Dansville Central School District.
In April 2022, he was under the care… Read more »
The death of a worker who fell through a skylight led to a spate of roofing citations from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.
L&I cited Leslie & Campbell Inc. $48,803 for the death of a worker who plunged more than 25 feet through an unguarded skylight to a concrete floor of a warehouse. Investigators determined… Read more »
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions is holding a webinar on Dec. 8 to discuss the upcoming premium rate ranking report published by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.
The biennial report compares workers' compensation… Read more »
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