Workers' Compensation News
Electrician Who Fell in Hole Can't Proceed With Labor Law Claim | 05/16/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of an electrician’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from allegedly falling in a hole while performing streetlight maintenance for his employer. ...Read More | |||
Employer's Assignor Can't Get Coverage Under Insurance Policy | 05/16/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s assignor was not entitled to summary judgment on its claim seeking coverage under the assignor’s insurance policy. ...Read More | |||
Exclusive Remedy Bars Hospital Worker's Allegations Cast as Discrimination Claims | 05/13/2022 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s complaints alleging claims of employment discrimination, finding they were more appropriately treated as allegations of bad faith processing of her workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
Employer Gets Dismissal of Indemnification Claim; Worker's Claims Against Property Owner Proceed | 04/22/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to dismissal of a property owner’s claims for common-law indemnification and contribution for an employee’s injuries, and that the property owner was not entitled to dismissal of the worker’s Labor Law claims against...Read More | |||
Exclusive Remedy Bars Worker's Action Against Grocery Store | 04/20/2022 | ||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against a grocery store she had previously identified as her employer in a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Challenge ALJ's Determination of Claim's Timeliness | 04/15/2022 | ||
State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Georgia Court of Appeals tossed an employer’s attempt to challenge an administrative law judge’s finding that an injured employee’s hearing request remained viable and that his claim was not time-barred. ...Read More | |||
Employer Gets Summary Judgment Dismissing Claims of Discrimination, Retaliation | 04/07/2022 | ||
State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
An Ohio appellate court upheld the dismissal of a discrimination and retaliation action against an employer for allegedly terminating an injured worker, her son and her boyfriend after she fell while running away from a bee on a cigarette break. ...Read More | |||
Employer Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim for Head Injury | 03/29/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a defendant was entitled to partial summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for alleged head injuries. ...Read More | |||
Employer Not Liable for Worker's Attack on Truck Driver | 03/16/2022 | ||
State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of the consolidated actions against an employer and its insurance carrier for injuries that a truck driver suffered after being assaulted by an employee. ...Read More | |||
Employer Not Entitled to Dismissal of Worker's Claim From Exposure to Lead Paint | 02/23/2022 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Louisiana appellate court revived a worker’s claim for benefits for his alleged injuries from exposure to lead-based paint. Case: ...Read More | |||