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Bug man's failure-to-accommodate case will go to jury: 4 reasons jdsupra.com/legalnews/bug-ma… | by @ConstangyLaw

Bug man's failure-to-accommodate case will go to jury: 4 reasons

Extended medical leave was not good enough. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision this week involving a pest control technician (if you live in the...

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HB 5228 Creates Significant Changes to Utilization Review and IME Practice in Illinois Workers' Compensation Claims jdsupra.com/legalnews/hb-522… | by @GoldbergSegalla

HB 5228 Creates Significant Changes to Utilization Review and IME Practice in Illinois Workers'...

Under HB 5228, UR determinations must be made by a physician who practices in the same specialty, or an appropriate comparable specialty, as the treating provider. The reviewing physician must...

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Not Just OSHA: Understanding the Expanding Web of Criminal, Civil, and Business Risks from Workplace Accidents jdsupra.com/legalnews/not-ju… | by @seyfarthshawllp

Not Just OSHA: Understanding the Expanding Web of Criminal, Civil, and Business Risks from Workpl...

Employers often approach workplace accidents and resulting OSHA citations as discrete regulatory events — managed by safety teams, resolved through settlement or litigation, and ultimately...

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[Webinar] Job Site Accident Investigation: The First Step in Defending the Contractor—What to Do and What to Avoid - August 13th, 12:00 pm -... jdsupra.com/legalnews/webina… | by @GoldbergSegalla

[Webinar] Job Site Accident Investigation: The First Step in Defending the Contractor—What to Do...

Join Goldberg Segalla partner William J. Greagan and attorney Isaiah Milligan-Smith for an informative discussion focusing on how job-site accidents frequently lead to litigation, and why the...

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E-Mod, Safety, and Workers' Compensation Program Discipline jdsupra.com/legalnews/e-mod-… | by @SpilmanLaw

E-Mod, Safety, and Workers' Compensation Program Discipline

For construction employers, the experience modification factor, or E-Mod, is not just an insurance metric; it is a business performance indicator that affects premium cost, competitiveness, and...

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New York City Executive Order Signals Forthcoming Heat Illness Requirements for Employers jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-yo… | by @seyfarthshawllp

New York City Executive Order Signals Forthcoming Heat Illness Requirements for Employers

On June 22, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed Executive Order No. 17, Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat. The Executive Order, which took effect immediately, does not, standing...

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Workers’ Compensation Anti-Referral Provision: Implications in Light of Federal Physician... jdsupra.com/legalnews/pennsy… | by @OffitKurmanLaw

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Workers’ Compensation Anti-Referral Provision: Implic...

On June 16, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a significant decision interpreting Section 306(f.1)(3)(iii) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”), commonly known as the...

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Colorado and New York City Expand Extreme Heat Protections for Workers, Creating New Employer Obligations jdsupra.com/legalnews/colora… | by @mcguirewoodsllp

Colorado and New York City Expand Extreme Heat Protections for Workers, Creating New Employer...

As extreme heat events intensify across the country, workplace heat safety is drawing increased attention from federal, state and city regulators, most recently Colorado and New York City. The...

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Statutory Employer Immunity Bars Negligence Claim Against Youth Residential Operator jdsupra.com/legalnews/statut… | by @marshalldennlaw

Statutory Employer Immunity Bars Negligence Claim Against Youth Residential Operator

Edie v. George Junior Republic in Pa., 2026 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 41 (Pa. Cmwlth. March 27, 2026) - In a non-precedential opinion, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania determined the defendant...

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Three Workers' Compensation Mistakes Small Businesses with Independent Contractors Can Avoid jdsupra.com/legalnews/three-… | by @OffitKurmanLaw

Three Workers' Compensation Mistakes Small Businesses with Independent Contractors Can Avoid

Many business owners assume that once they've purchased a workers' compensation policy, they've adequately managed their risk. Unfortunately, some of the most significant exposures arise not from...

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Appellate Division Affirmed Workers’ Compensation Order Striking Defenses and Ordering Treatment jdsupra.com/legalnews/appell… | by @marshalldennlaw

Appellate Division Affirmed Workers’ Compensation Order Striking Defenses and Ordering Treatment

Kneezel v. Lambertville House, No. A-2729-24 (June 1, 2026) - In Kneezel v. Lambertville House, Lambertville House appealed from a workers’ compensation order to strike its defenses and...

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Employer/Carriers Must Explicitly Invoke Right to Deny Claim Under “Pay and Investigate” Statutory Provision; Employes Must Always Prove... jdsupra.com/legalnews/employ… | by @marshalldennlaw

Employer/Carriers Must Explicitly Invoke Right to Deny Claim Under “Pay and Investigate” Statutory...

Koren v. City of Kissimmee/PGCS, ___So.3d___(Fla 1st DCA 6/10/26) - The majority opinion in Koren holds that the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) properly denied psychiatric treatment because...

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Mitigating Long-Tail Liability: Delaware Court Reaffirms Five-Year Workers’ Compensation Deadline jdsupra.com/legalnews/mitiga… | by @marshalldennlaw

Mitigating Long-Tail Liability: Delaware Court Reaffirms Five-Year Workers’ Compensation Deadline

Williamson v. Donald F. Deaven, Inc., No. N25A-07-004 FWW, 2026 LX 252526 (Del. Super. Ct. June 2, 2026) - Claimant was involved in a compensable industrial work accident on May 12, 1995, for a...

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Connecticut CRB Affirms Use of Non-Physicians jdsupra.com/legalnews/connec… | by @GoldbergSegalla

Connecticut CRB Affirms Use of Non-Physicians

The Connecticut Compensation Review Board’s (CRB) recent May 1 decision in Ellsworth v. Waterbury Hospital, CRB-5-25-3 reinforced a practical but relevant principle in Connecticut workers’...

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Are Injuries Caused By Personal Activities Recordable Under OSHA? jdsupra.com/legalnews/are-in… | by @cozen_oconnor

Are Injuries Caused By Personal Activities Recordable Under OSHA?

In a standard interpretation letter dated January 20, 2026, OSHA addressed whether an employee who is injured at work by a fire caused by a personal rechargeable lithium-ion battery (commonly...

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The 2026 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly and New Labor and Employment Laws: Part One (Public Act 26-12) jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-20… | by @PullmanComley

The 2026 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly and New Labor and Employment Laws: Part One...

The 2026 session of the Connecticut General Assembly adjourned on May 6, 2026. As an election-year session, it was relatively brief, yet the legislature continued its trend of enacting omnibus...

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SB 555 Defeated: Bill to Potentially Increase Permanent Disability Benefits by $1.8 Billion Withdrawn by Author After Intense Opposition jdsupra.com/legalnews/sb-555… | by @FalboLlp

SB 555 Defeated: Bill to Potentially Increase Permanent Disability Benefits by $1.8 Billion...

July 17,  2026 Senate Bill 555 (SB 555) has been withdrawn by its author due to insufficient support within the Assembly, after significant opposition from California Coalition on Workers’...

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Post-Termination Psychiatric Cumulative Trauma Claims: Key Strategies Under Labor Code Section 3208.3 jdsupra.com/legalnews/post-t… | by @FalboLlp

Post-Termination Psychiatric Cumulative Trauma Claims: Key Strategies Under Labor Code Section...

The end of the employer-employee relationship marks a significant period that can result in potential problems for an employer. Among the potential issues that an employer may deal with are...

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Arguing for Increased Impairment: An Overview of Important Defense Insight into the Winter 2026 California Applicant’s Attorneys Association... jdsupra.com/legalnews/arguin… | by @FalboLlp

Arguing for Increased Impairment: An Overview of Important Defense Insight into the Winter 2026...

The California Applicant’s Attorneys Association Convention was held on January 29 through February 1, 2026, and as can be expected, the topic at the forefront of the convention was increasing...

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Another Case of Superior Court Weighing the Facts Rather than Simply Examining the Record to Determine if Substantial Evidence Exists to Support the Board’s Factual... jdsupra.com/legalnews/anothe…

Another Case of Superior Court Weighing the Facts Rather than Simply Examining the Record to...

In the May 2026 edition of What’s Hot, I highlighted a Delaware Supreme Court decision, Red House Motors v. Bayly, that reversed a Superior Court decision because the Superior Court is not free...

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