NC Supreme Court: Untimely Death Claim Can Piggy-Back Upon Timely-Filed Injury Claim

Comp Worker’s Claim Fails Due to Untimely Report of Injury to NY Employer

Stressing that under N.Y. Workers’ Comp. Law § 18, an injured employee is required to give written notice of any work-related injury to his or her employer within 30 days,...

Land and Mobile Home Purchased With Workers' Comp Proceeds by NC Bankruptcy Debtor is Not Exempt

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina, construing the state statute on exemptions, held that a Chapter 13 Debtor was not entitled to claim an exemption...

Wyoming High Court Says Both Employer and Division of Workers’ Compensation Estopped From Using Statute of Limitations Defense

In a complex case, with procedural twists and turns, the Supreme Court of Wyoming reversed a finding that an employee’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits was barred because he failed...

29-Month Delay in Filing North Dakota Claim Bars Recovery

The Supreme Court of North Dakota recently affirmed an ALJ’s finding that the filing of a worker’s claim some 29 months after the work incident was not timely, and, therefore,...