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On June 26, 2025, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court (PRSC) issued an opinion in Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., 216 D.P.R. ____, 2025 TSPR 68 (2025), determining whether the defendant had “just cause” under...more
The exclusivity provision of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”) normally prevents an employee from suing his employer in civil court for work injuries. The employee is normally relegated to filing a...more
Terry Stewart v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 490 C.D. 2024; filed April 15, 2025; Judge Fizzano Cannon - The claimant contends that he contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty. Following his diagnosis, he was...more
Ferrell v. City of Wilmington, 2025 WL 753378 (Del. Super Ct. Mar. 10, 2025) - The Delaware Superior Court reviewed and affirmed a decision by the Industrial Accident Board concerning a claimant who sustained a compensable...more
Stewart v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 490 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct., April 15, 2025) - By way of brief history, Officer Stewart worked long hours during the COVID pandemic. In the fall of 2020, he regularly...more
Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports, LLC, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2022-1485, February 19, 2025 - The First District Court of Appeal overturned an award for nonprofessional attendant care because the judge of compensation claims...more
William Bolds v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 488 C.D. 2024; filed February 25, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - A former police officer’s attempt to reinstate workers’ compensation benefits following a COVID-19 diagnosis was...more
The WC Appellate Roundup for 3/28/25 is as follows: Augone v. Shop & Stop: Claimant, a grocery store clerk, was found not to have violated Sec. 114-a for a willful misrepresentation when he said to his doctors that he,...more
Key Points: Delaware Superior Court permits injured plaintiffs-employees to board medical bills and lost wages already paid by the workers’ compensation carrier in subsequent UIM claim related to the same incident, despite a...more
For some state fund employers in Ohio, receiving a court complaint as a defendant in workers’ compensation litigation can be unexpected. Employers experiencing this for the first time are often surprised that an employee can...more
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
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
Workers’ compensation is considered a no-fault insurance system. Basically, it is intended to help injured workers get financial compensation for their lost wages and medical expenses if they are injured at work. However,...more
The California Supreme Court released an opinion in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks Inc., finding that the exclusive remedy provisions of the California Workers’ Compensation Act (“WCA”) do not bar a non-employee’s recovery for...more
The Pennsylvania edition of this program offers a year in review of the biggest cases and legislation from 2022. Additionally, attorneys Chris Davis and Michael Hyland will look to the future for 2023 to discuss trends,...more
Cranfill Sumner LLP’s 2022 Legal Summit: Legal Trends in the Workplace and Case Law Updates is a virtual day of learning for insurance adjusters, attorneys, and HR professionals who are particularly interested in North...more
Strong collaboration between HR and legal is crucial in the ever-changing landscape of labor and employment laws. Working together can help you avoid potential legal risks and find quick resolutions to employee-related...more
The question of who provides workers’ compensation insurance in employer–staffing company relationships is handled in different ways. Frequently, the staffing company will provide workers’ compensation coverage for all...more
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
Join Verrill attorneys Elizabeth Connellan Smith, Douglas P. Currier, Emily Coombs Waddell, Richard G. Moon, and Robert C. Brooks as they sum up the year's trends in labor & employment and suggest tips for how to be prepared...more
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