Disability

December 2, 2025

Changed circumstances have Ohio appeals court remanding disability application

An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ returning a worker’s application for permanent total disability benefits to the Industrial...

November 20, 2025

Illinois Supreme Court reverses disability pension for Chicago cop

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reversed an appellate court ruling that ordered a duty disability pension for a Chicago...

September 11, 2025

US sues Uber, alleges discrimination against disabled riders

The U.S. government on Thursday sued Uber Technologies, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers...

May 20, 2025

Connecticut bill amendment addresses high court decision on disability

Connecticut lawmakers on Monday adopted amendments to a budget bill to address a recent state Supreme Court decision allowing judges...

April 23, 2025

Bill requires negative impact of preexisting disability for second-injury benefits

Injured workers seeking benefits from California’s second injury fund would be required to prove that they suffered a negative impact...

April 22, 2025

Court affirms $1M jury’s verdict against police department over disability violation

A California appeals court on Friday affirmed a jury’s finding that the Los Angeles Police Department failed to engage in...

January 31, 2025

Bill would provide claimants permanent disability for ‘extreme’ financial hardship

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would amend the workers compensation law to allow “certain” injured workers to...

October 30, 2024

Claims industry sees rise in new employees, more use of tech: Report

The workers compensation sector is attracting more employees new to the industry, training them more and giving them more access...

July 3, 2024

Disability benefits denial should have accounted for SSD benefits: Court

A West Virginia appellate court said Monday that a Wyoming County Commission employee was improperly denied workers compensation benefits for...

June 14, 2024

New Jersey bill would provide comp disability cost-of-living adjustment

New Jersey lawmakers filed legislation Thursday that would provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment in the weekly workers compensation benefit rate...

April 24, 2024

Employers have stronger burden in disability claims: West Virginia court

A West Virginia Supreme Court decision Monday is poised to affect the way workers compensation disability determinations are made in...

February 23, 2024

Ex-guard cannot collect double disability benefits: Court

A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that a former prison guard wasn't permitted to collect workers compensation disability benefits from...

January 31, 2024

Multiple Injury Trust Fund was liable for permanent disability: Court

The Oklahoma Supreme Court said Tuesday that an injured worker was improperly denied permanent total disability benefits from the state's...

December 22, 2023

Permanent disability under odd lot doctrine doesnt need doctor certification

A Wyoming laborer crushed by a 100-pound metal baffle a product used to redirect air, sound or water flow...

December 6, 2023

High court vacating disability bias case involving tester

Over plaintiffs objections, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously agreed to vacate as moot a disability discrimination case involving...

December 4, 2023

Prison guard’s disability bias suit reinstated

A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by a fired, disabled prison guard who was...

August 30, 2023

ADA public accommodation lawsuits decrease: Seyfarth Shaw

The number of lawsuits filed in federal courts under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits disability...

August 23, 2023

Injured construction worker entitled to disability benefits: Appeals court

A Missouri appellate court on Tuesday reversed a decision by the states Labor and Industrial Relations Commission that found a...

May 31, 2023

EEOC files bias suit in firing of 18-year employee who had heart surgery

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against a car dealership that fired an...

May 10, 2023

EEOC exceeded authority in nationwide probe of manufacturer

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission went too far when it issued a subpoena for information on a car component...

December 2, 2025