A California appeals court annulled a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision ordering arbitration of a coverage dispute to obtain a factual determination of the date
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A Texas appellate court wiped out an order awarding attorney fees to an injured worker after finding state agencies have sovereign immunity that shields them
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge could correct a mistake in his prior factual findings after being presented with new
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The Nevada Supreme Court denied an insurance carrier’s challenge to a district court order granting an injured worker’s petition for a writ of mandamus.
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The Missouri Supreme Court handed down two decisions finding that injured workers were not eligible for benefits from the state’s Second Injury Fund.
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A California appeals court annulled a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board order awarding benefits to a farmworker who was seriously injured while commuting home via a
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The California Senate labor policy committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require certain first responders to receive at least two-thirds of the amount
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The Illinois Appellate Court overturned a denial of a duty-disability pension to an injured firefighter, finding the denial went against the manifest weight of the
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The Texas Supreme Court said a negligence claim against a nonsubscribing employer is an action to recover damages that is distinct from an action to
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A California appellate court resurrected a former Los Angeles police officer’s Fair Employment and Housing Act claim, finding that the trial court went too far
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