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Companies attempting to manage workers' compensation expenses often express frustration over injury claims made by employees weeks or even months after the alleged incident occurred. In some situations, such as those...more
Sapp v. Sims Crane & Equip. Co./Bridgefield Cas. Ins. Co., Fla. 1st DCA 2025, No: 1D2024-0300, May 7, 2025 - In a per curium opinion from the First District Court of Appeal on May 7, 2025, the court addressed what at first...more
Another day, another chapter in the evolving world of New York Workers’ Compensation for Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs). As discussed in prior updates, this decision follows the foundational Third Department...more
Pennsylvania House Bill 183 (HB 183) introduces substantial amendments to Section 306(c)(22) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. If enacted, the proposed changes will have significant implications for injured...more
The widespread adoption of remote work arrangements has reframed the employment landscape, offering organizations access to a broader talent pool and increased operational flexibility. However, this reorganization also...more
The Connecticut legislature has passed several important amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act that will affect how claims are valued and administered statewide. These legislative updates introduce notable changes to...more
New York significantly expanded workers’ compensation benefits to include coverage of certain mental health-related injuries. As of January 1, 2025, the New York Workers’ Compensation Law provides that “all workers” who...more
In Collins v. Wieland Copper Prods., LLC, _____ N.C. App. ______, 910 S.E.2d 373 (2024), the Court of Appeals held that a prior settlement agreement with an employee for a prior work injury did not bar the employee from...more
On May 13, 2025, the Saskatchewan government passed the Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 4) and the Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 5)....more
The lone decision from the 3rd Dept today is very harsh. In Matter of Coyle v. W & W Steel Erectors, the 3rd Dept. affirmed the Board Panel’s decision to reject an appeal as late, despite the basis for the appeal being a...more
Del Val Home Improvements v. Gaw; No. 1117 C.D. 2022; filed March 19, 2025; Judge Wojcik - In a case hinging on the interpretation of impairment rating evaluations (IREs) under the Act, the Commonwealth Court has ordered a...more
Employee leave management has become an increasingly complex aspect of human resources, requiring a solid understanding of intersecting federal laws and company policies. From accommodating medical needs to maintaining...more
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled in Gardner v. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services that Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) can award ongoing temporary partial disability (TPD)...more
Prior to its March 25, 2025 deadline, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee likely finished up its work for this legislative session and approved a final flurry of bills that would generally...more
Florida law entitles injured workers to a one-time change in physicians. This one-time change is a procedural right, per Florida Statute 440.13(2)(f). When the change is granted, the employer or carrier must deauthorize the...more
Bob Evans Restaurants LLC v. Robert Schriver (WCAB); No. 158 C.D. 2024; filed March 11, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, reinstating a judge’s...more
Effective Oct. 29, 2025, an amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), adopted via Pennsylvania Senate Bill 365 (Bill), will change the standard for first responders, including Emergency Medical Services...more
New Regulatory Requirements - Companies with employees in Brazil have until May 26, 2025, to revise their Brazil Risk Management Program (PGR) to include psychosocial risks....more
California’s legislature covered a wide array of labor and employment law topics in the 2024 legislative session. The laws discussed below were signed into law by Governor Newsom and will become effective on January 1, 2025,...more
Five years after enacting its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Delaware has issued its first set of WARN Act regulations. The regulations generally mirror federal WARN Act regulations, but there are...more
California recently enacted new requirements concerning the notice employers must give their employees regarding workers’ compensation matters....more
States and some cities were especially active this year passing workplace legislation, many of which create new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these laws as...more
Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report! As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more
As you may know, under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Statute (Section 15) and case law, the respondent/employer is responsible for providing medical treatment to cure and relieve the effects of a workers’ compensation...more
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit determined that an employer could be found liable for violating the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) when it failed to provide an employee with notice...more