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Disability State Labor Laws Employment Litigation

Marshall Dennehey

Where a Claimant Seeks to Add a Distinct, Consequential Injury to Notice of Compensation Payable and to Reinstate Indemnity...

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Matthew Grow v. PECO Energy Company (WCAB); No. 63 C.D. 2024; filed January 8, 2025 - The claimant sustained a work injury to his neck in 2013. After he returned to work in January 2014, his benefits were suspended. Later, in...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That the Compensation Rate for Specific Loss Benefits is Controlled by Section 306(c) of the Act,...

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Jennifer Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise (WCAB); No. 3 EAP 2024; decided January 22, 2025 - This case involved a claimant who crushed her arm in a pretzel machine while working for the employer. Eventually, she needed to...more

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Formal Medical Diagnosis Not Required at Time of Wisconsin Fair Employment Act Accommodation Request, State Court Rules

In a decision providing guidance to employers facing requests for health-related accommodations, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held in Wingra Redi-Mix Inc. v. Labor and Industry Review Commission that a formal diagnosis at...more

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New Jersey Court Imposes Limits on State Law’s Near-Limitless Definition of Disability

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Although both the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibit disability and perceived disability discrimination in the workplace, the LAD definition of...more

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[Webinar] California Employment Law Update: What Employers Need to Know in 2022 - February 3rd, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join our Employment Group on February 3, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT for a webinar covering significant new employment legislation in California, as well as case law developments and evolving COVID-19...more

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The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from December 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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