
Congressional members are urging the U.S. Department of Labor to investigate allegations that some state safety agencies are tipping off employers before workplace safety inspections.
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A federal appellate court ruled that a worker’s Jones Act claims should be sent back to a Texas state court.
Shanon Roy Santee worked as
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A federal appellate court upheld the imposition of liability for a coal miner’s Black Lung Benefits Act claim on the self-insured parent of his final
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The District of Columbia’s highest court ruled that the Office of Administrative Hearings lacks authority to review penalty calculations by the Office of Risk Management.
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California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals published its July decision finding that the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund is required to prove by a preponderance
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a union painter’s direct employer was liable for his benefits but was entitled to a pension offset
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The Washington Court of Appeals held that a law prohibiting injured workers from posting to social media recordings of their independent medical examinations is an
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh in on the applicability of the “no-fixed-place-of-work” exception to the “going-and-coming rule” for a tree-trimming supervisor.
In February, the Commonwealth
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The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge had jurisdiction to determine whether an employer made an overpayment after it issued an admission
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The South Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a lawsuit against an employer and its in-house nurses, alleging that they failed to
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