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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
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
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
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
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
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
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