A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of employment discrimination based on a disability, finding that she failed to raise any triable issues of fact. The County of Los Angeles hired Ereni Youssef in 1989. In January 2010, she took a position as a management analyst, more commonly referred to as a case manager, in the return-to-work unit of the risk management section of the Probation Department. The unit manages workers’ compensation claims and compliance activities
A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the employer of a worker who died of her compensable injuries without any heirs was liable only for the payment of her reasonable funeral expenses to her estate. Case: Steets v. Celebration Fireworks Inc. (WCAB), No. 512 C.D. 2022, 05/08/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Kristina Steets worked for Celebration Fireworks Inc. She suffered injuries in an explosion at work in June 2017. Steets filed petitions seeking to define the nature and e
A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision of the Board of Review to reduce a worker’s impairment rating from the 43% rating provided by the Office of Judges to 37%. Case: Lester v. Apogee Coal Co., No. 21-0602, 05/02/2023, published. Facts: Kevin Lester worked for Apogee Coal Co. He suffered multiple injuries in May 2013 in a bulldozer accident. A claims administrator for Apogee’s insurance carrier accepted liability for an injury to the back with lower extremity paresthesia/legs and a closed
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