A divided Illinois Appellate Court ruled that exclusivity shielded an employer from liability for injuries that a worker suffered in an attack by the owner’s mentally ill son.
Case:
… Read more »The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of injury to her back.
Case: Melius v. Chapel Ridge Nursing Center LLC,
… Read more »The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a police officer’s incapacitation was the exclusive result of her duty-related injury.
Case: Hauck v. The Police Retirement
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 13% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s injuries.
Case: Blackhawk Mining LLC v. Elswick, No. 25-ICA-22,
… Read more »The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division recommends lowering the Workers' Benefit Fund Assessment to 1.8 cents per hour from 2 cents per hour.
The assessment pays for
… Read more »A bill that would have allowed California providers to use independent review to challenge contractual discounts applied to bills was amended to instead require payers to
… Read more »California lawmakers voted to send the governor bills that would extend State Compensation Insurance Fund's discretionary investment authority, allow prosecutors to pursue felony or misdemeanor
… Read more »The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from a default judgment against it on a worker’s civil action brought
… Read more »Kids' Chance of California announced that it awarded $323,365 in scholarships to 47 students for the 2025-26 academic year.
This year's disbursement includes 31 reapplicants
… Read more »A divided North Carolina Court of Appeals revived the claims on behalf of three former tire factory workers for their alleged asbestos-related injuries.
Case: Funderburk
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