The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld the denial of additional compensation to a school district employee for her injuries from a slip-and-fall while waxing floors.
… Read more »Heat-related workplace injuries double when temperatures rise to just 80 or 85 degrees Fahrenheit and increase more than sevenfold when temperatures exceed 90 degrees, according to a
… Read more »A Florida appellate court clarified that a judge of compensation claims has jurisdiction to review the employer-paid fees in a stipulation between parties and cannot
… Read more »The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a 2024 legislative amendment increasing the cap on fees in workers’ compensation cases does not apply retroactively, that the
… Read more »West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker's request to expand her claim.
Case: Walker v. Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley
… Read more »A New York appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for alleged injuries from a fall from the roof of
… Read more »The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation reduced the discount rate used to calculate the value of lump-sum settlements from July through September.
The division announced
… Read more »The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation said a 6% rate cut for private employers will take effect Tuesday.
The bureau said the rate cut is
… Read more »The Indiana Supreme Court held that a trial court should have dismissed a teacher's case alleging she was fired in retaliation for contemplating filing a
… Read more »A New York woman working as a correctional officer was indicated for allegedly stealing more than $43,000 in workers' compensation benefits over four years by
… Read more »Sep 2-4, 2025
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