The California Supreme Court has granted review in another case involving a requirement for the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to act on petitions for reconsideration
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The Utah Court of Appeals ordered the Labor Commission to reconsider whether it should rescind its approval of a settlement agreement between a worker and
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Florida lawmakers introduced bills that appear to answer the state fire marshal's call to revise the definition of heart disease for the purpose of a law
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The Illinois Supreme Court said legislation authorizing civil actions after the close of statutory limits for occupational disease claims applies to illnesses discovered after the
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A divided Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to compensation based on his industrial disability, not his earning power, after
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Exclusive remedy does not prohibit the estate of a deceased worker from suing the worker's former employer for negligence when the estate is otherwise time-barred
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The Philadelphia Police Department does not owe benefits or penalties for terminating benefits it was paying to a police officer who missed more than a
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission failed to account for the effect of retirement on an injured worker's diminished earning capacity when it incorrectly calculated wage
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The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission correctly determined that an injured worker's proposed earnings were too speculative to require his employer to pay temporary partial disability
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A Louisiana appellate court upheld a jury verdict in favor of an injured janitorial worker for her injuries from a fall on a school premises.
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