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Workers' Compensation Claim Remand Appeals

Marshall Dennehey

Commonwealth Court Reverses Dismissals, Holds Claim Petition Preserved Claims and Orders Remand

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Frank Jordan v. Lake Forest Development, et al. (WCAB); No. 621 C.D. 2024; August 19, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision that had dismissed multiple parties from a workers’ compensation...more

Snell & Wilmer

Utah’s Employer/Independent Contractor Distinction Remains Cloudy, Even To Judges

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In a February 3, 2022 opinion by the Utah Court of Appeals, the struggle that courts have in distinguishing between employees and independent contractors continues. In Jensen Tech Services and Sentinel Insurance Company,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Paying Workers' Compensation Benefits Does Not Absolve Employer of FMLA Obligations

Many employers that attempt to manage workers’ compensation claims and expenses offer temporary light duty work to employees whose injuries prevent them from performing their regular job functions. The Department of Labor has...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at the Ninth: Long Arms and Sore Backs

This week, the Ninth Circuit explains when courts have personal jurisdiction over foreigners who contract with U.S.-based businesses, and whether severe pain can qualify as a disability under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’...more

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals Rejects Labor and Industry Review Commission's Worker's Compensation Determination as Unreasonable

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Circuit courts and appellate courts commonly apply “great weight deference” to worker’s compensation benefit determinations made by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (“LIRC”), but not this time. In an unpublished...more

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