Workers Compensation and Employers Liability


April 15, 2020

Introduction of new OSHA interim response plan providing instructions and guidance for handling coronavirus-related complaints, referrals, and severe illness reports.

April 13, 2020
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After 15 years and alternating decisions at every level of litigation; is a drive home in your cop car "within the scope and course of employment?"

March 17, 2020
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Is a poisonous spider bite suffered at work compensable under workers' compensation?

March 04, 2020

Discusses liability and workers comp issues with employees working from home.

January 15, 2020
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In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, considers whether a workers' compensation judge can order an employer to reimburse an employee for the employee's use of medical marijuana prescribed for chronic pain following a work-related accident.

January 02, 2020
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A jury in New York has ruled that a company had to pay $6.4 million to a plaintiff who alleged that his mesothelioma had been caused by his exposure to…

December 23, 2019

Driver receives comp while driving for other company.

November 14, 2019

Provides details and registration link for a Cannabis in the Workplace webinar.

October 14, 2019
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Employer providing workers' compensation insurance no longer has to pay for opioid treatments after treating physician states that the patient has reached maximum medical improvement under that treatment.

September 23, 2019
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A U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Judge held that a worker who was fired after he received a $1.5 million jury award in a negligence lawsuit against his employer cannot pursue a wrongful termination suit against his former employer.