The North Carolina Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s determination that an employer’s lien against a worker’s proposed settlement was $0.
Case: Saunders v. Woolard, No. COA25-182, 08/05/2026, published.
Facts: Richard Saunders worked for Orano USA LLC. He suffered injuries while working on a jobsite for Orano, allegedly because of the negligence of… Read more »
A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims for his alleged injuries from being struck by a delivery gate.
Case: Vasquez v. 1719 27 ST LLC, No. 2021-08595, 08/05/2026, published.
Facts: Hector Vasquez allegedly suffered injuries when a delivery gate struck him at a construction site at which he… Read more »
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s Labor Law claims were properly dismissed because of the homeowner exemption from liability.
Case: Palma v. Cheer Hall LLC, No. 2023-10915, 08/05/2026, published.
Facts: Jose Figueroa Palma allegedly sustained injuries while performing work on property owned by Cheer Hall… Read more »
A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill that would allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners to certify injuries and oversee treatment of injured federal workers.
The voice vote by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Thursday sends the bipartisan "Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act" to the floor of the Senate for… Read more »
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley designated Tyler Younts as chairman of the Industrial Commission.
Younts was appointed to the commission by the North Carolina General Assembly earlier this year. He previously served a six-year term as a deputy commissioner and has also worked as a law clerk for the Industrial Commission.
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