For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act. The Colorado Court of Appeals ruling came in a case in which Life Care …
Building construction-related fatalities in the five boroughs of New York City are at the lowest number in nearly a decade, with seven deaths in 2023 as compared to a high of 14 in 2019. While fatalities are down, the annual …
Starting in January, Georgia’s first responders will be eligible for limited, supplemental benefits to help cover treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, after Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 451 into law. The law requires municipalities and other jurisdictions to provide …
Call it the effects of wage creep during the pandemic, along with a little bit of creep in the duration of benefits. Employers and insurers in Florida saw a 7% increase in total cost per workers’ compensation claim in 2022 …
A veteran Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney will soon have a chance to argue before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that his own use of cannabinoid oil (CBD oil) is covered by workers’ compensation. It’s an argument he won last November with …
The city of Newark is asking a federal court to dismiss negligence and wrongful death claims against it by the families of two firefighters who died last July while battling a fire on a cargo ship, The city maintains that …
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline. The Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday that the railroad …
An employer cannot deny a workers’ compensation claim on the grounds that a shooting injury was not work-related then turn around and argue it has immunity from a tort lawsuit because the incident happened at work, a Florida appeals court …
A Connecticut employer lost its right to contest a workers’ compensation claim because although it mailed its notice to the workers’ compensation law judge within the 28 day statutory period, the judge did not receive the notice by the 28th …
West Virginia law, like statutes in a number of states, allows employers to try and apportion contributions to a worker’s injury, including how much a pre-existing condition may have played a role. The employer/insurer holds the burden of proof. In …
