A group of 20 state officials submitted a comment urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal to relax standards for independent contractor
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A New York appellate court ruled that a third-party defendant in a Labor Law action was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and
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West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of additional treatment and the closure of a worker's claim.
Case: Dziatkowicz v. Hancock County Board of
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An Ohio appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment that found a worker was entitled to benefits for her injury from an unexplained fall.
Case: Vega
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A federal appellate court ruled that a worker needs to prove only that he worked for 125 days in coal mines during a calendar year
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed bills that aim to make it easier for specified first responders to receive workers' compensation benefits for heart disease and
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The California Division of Workers' Compensation issued administrative penalties totaling a little more than $1 million following 36 random and four targeted audits in 2024 that
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Lawmakers might have overlooked the fact that workers' compensation is the exclusive remedy for injuries arising from employment when they passed a law allowing teachers
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Total workers' compensation claim costs increased by an average of 6% per year from 2022 to 2025 in the median study state, driven by rising
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A New York appellate court vacated a grant of summary judgment for the defendant on a Labor Law claim and granted summary judgment for the worker.
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