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Workers’ Compensation Liability

Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

The Covid-19 Presumptions: Are They Truly Gone?

For more than three years, virtually everyone in the California workers’ compensation community had become familiar with the Covid-19 presumptions. Labor Code sections 3212.86, 3212.87, and 3212.88 were passed as emergency...more

Marshall Dennehey

Including Settled Defendants on a Verdict Sheet: A Reminder that No Assumptions Are Allowed

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Key Points: Pennsylvania’s Fair Share Act permits the inclusion of a defendant or other non-party who has entered into a release with a plaintiff to be included on the verdict sheet and, thus, subject to apportionment of...more

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The Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity Exception Must Be Narrowly Construed and the Contract at Issue Must Contain Sufficient...

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The plaintiff originally asserted several theories of liability in his complaint, including negligence and breach of express and implied warranties against the defendants, the manufacturer/seller of industrial equipment and...more

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Governor Whitmer Signs COVID-19 Legislation Applicable to All Employers

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In the aftermath of the Michigan Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Governor Whitmer did not have legal authority to issue her Executive Orders, the Michigan Legislature and the Governor’s office have reached an agreement on...more

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Workers’ Compensation and Employer Liability in the Era of COVID-19

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With companies continuing to reopen for in-person operations amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many employers are left wondering if they could face increased liability related to employees contracting COVID-19 in the...more

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