
A New York appellate court revived part of a worker’s Labor Law action over his injuries from a fall from a scaffold ladder, overturned the
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is providing free training for providers over the next month on the basics of work comp.
The division's Workers'
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Jennifer Osborn as the new director of the Department of Industrial Relations.
Jennifer Osborn
Osborn, who has
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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said the first rate increase in a decade should serve as a warning of increasing workers' compensation costs.
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The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation launched a new program that provides financial incentives and support for employers to manage substance use issues in the workplace.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an intentional tort claim against it over an employee’s fatal
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker’s claim was timely because the delay in its submission was caused by her employer's
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ordered publication of its decision upholding benefits to a worker for the aggravation of his preexisting knee condition.
Case: Lebanon
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for a fall from a ladder and revived
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A divided Rhode Island Supreme Court upheld a determination that a state trooper was entitled to a duty disability pension.
Staci Shepherd worked as a
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