Earlier this month, a California appellate court struck down a challenge by two staffing companies that had sued the state, alleging that Cal. Lab. Code § 3701.9, added in 2012...
California Court: Leasing Employers and Temporary Service Employers May Not Self-Insure California Court: Leasing Employers and Temporary Service Employers May Not Self-InsureOrdinarily, workers are free to pursue civil actions against third parties whose negligence causes work-related injuries. One exception, however, is the so-called “firefighter’s rule,” adopted in a number of states,...
Kansas Court Extends Firefighter’s Rule to Bar Tort Recovery by Law Enforcement Officer Kansas Court Extends Firefighter’s Rule to Bar Tort Recovery by Law Enforcement OfficerNevada, like a number of other states, provides workers’ compensation benefits for inmates who sustain injuries “while engaged in work in a prison industry or work program,” whether the program...
Nevada Work Release Inmate’s Injuries Are Responsibility of Employer, Not State Nevada Work Release Inmate’s Injuries Are Responsibility of Employer, Not StateA truck driver, who alleged that he sustained injuries while delivering merchandise to a Wal-Mart store in Kentucky cannot proceed in his civil action against the large retailer since, under...
Kentucky Truck Driver’s Tort Action Against Wal-Mart Barred by Statutory Employer Rules Kentucky Truck Driver’s Tort Action Against Wal-Mart Barred by Statutory Employer RulesA bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on April 16th (2015 Bill Text SC S.B. 674) would make workers’ compensation coverage optional for the vast majority of the state’s...
South Carolina Bill Would Make Workers’ Comp Coverage Optional for Most Employers South Carolina Bill Would Make Workers’ Comp Coverage Optional for Most EmployersAn employee’s inability to file a timely notice of claim based on his alleged inability to meet with counsel because of the onslaught and aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was an...
NY Claimant Fails to Show That Claim Filing Was Delayed by Hurricane Sandy NY Claimant Fails to Show That Claim Filing Was Delayed by Hurricane Sandy