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The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a worker for his injuries from being struck by a car as he was crossing a highway to head to his jobsite.
Donnell Perry worked for Safe Zone as a traffic control flagger.
On March 8, 2023, Perry reported to Safe Zone for work at 7 a.m. and was transported to three different worksites by on-site supervisors.
He was over 10 hours into his shift when he received permission from a… Read more »
The Oregon Court of Appeals ordered the Workers’ Compensation Division to reconsider a worker’s challenge to the closure of his claim in light of new legislation that took effect while his appeal was pending.
Donald Hill worked for Trader Joe's. He injured his right knee at work in April 2019.
After surgery, Dr. Victor Lin opined that Hill was medically stationary as of November… Read more »
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had fully recovered from an aggravation of the degenerative condition of her cervical spine.
Case: Rathfon v. Rite Aid Corp. (WCAB), No. 574 C.D. 2025, 09/23/2026, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Susan Rathfon worked for Rite Aid Corp. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment for a Labor Law defendant on its cross-claim for contractual indemnification.
Case: Martinez v. 56th Realty LLC, No. 157485/21, 09/22/2026, published.
Facts: David Martinez suffered injuries while working on a construction project at a property owned by 56th Realty… Read more »
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that a man pleaded guilty to taking disability benefits even though he was running a business.
Jovon Palmer, 47, acknowledged his fraudulent scheme and was ordered to pay $10,994.30 in restitution.
BWC’s Special Investigations Unit received a tip that Palmer had returned to work despite still collecting disability… Read more »California retains the nation’s largest workers’ compensation system, with some 17.8 million covered jobs and $1.55 trillion in covered payroll in 2023, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute review of new data from the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Comp programs in the state paid an estimated… Read more »
The California Applicants' Attorneys Association is holding a webinar on Friday to answer questions about the state's Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund.
Presenters include Scott Ford, of Ford & Wallach; Jason Marcus, of Marcus & Pulley; Bob Sherwin, of Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee LLP; and Jason Wells, of Wells Law. They will address… Read more »
The Oregon Management-Labor Advisory Committee meets at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The committee intends to discuss the updated MLAC handbook, and there will be presentations on the state firefighter presumption and from the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences.
The meeting is virtual and will be hosted on Zoom and by phone.
To… Read more »
(Editor’s note: This blog is the last of a three-part series about artificial intelligence in California workers’ compensation.)
If there is one appellate decision every California claims professional should memorize this year, it’s Quinteros v. Harbor Distributing LLC.
No, it’s not a workers’ compensation case. But it is a terrifying preview of what happens when… Read more »
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