The Illinois AFL-CIO told Gov. J.B. Pritzker that it is withdrawing from the agreed-bill process for revising work comp and unemployment laws, saying its good-faith
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from an
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The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim for a worker’s death after
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The Michigan Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a constitutional challenge to a law being used to withhold wage-replacement benefits from undocumented
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s calculation of an injured mover’s average weekly wage and reinstated his award of penalties and fees.
Case: Ramirez
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A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim and reinstated the defendants’ claim for indemnification.
Case: Ramos
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A bill in Wisconsin would create an exception to work comp exclusivity for employees subjected to abusive work environments.
SB 460, introduced Thursday by Sen.
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A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker injured in a fall from a ladder.
Case: Matter of Duta-Zumba v. Urban
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The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a permanent disability claim by a worker with a long history of health issues predating his
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An Ohio appellate court granted partial writ relief to a worker’s adult daughter, ordering the Industrial Commission to consider whether she was dependent on him for
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