A recent Wall Street Journal report suggests that it may prove challenging to obtain successful outcomes in COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims. Insurers Denying Many COVID-19 Claims While [...]
Following a failed legal challenge by their employer, Alabama Amazon workers have begun voting on whether or not to join a union. About 6,000 Alabama Amazon Workers May Vote The unionization vote [...]
A Congressional subcommittee is investigating the high level of meatpacking plant COVID-19 infections in the United States and the failure to enforce federal worker safety laws. Meatpacking Plant [...]
Pres. Joe Biden has signed an executive order expanding protections designed to help keep workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Order Calls for Guidance from OSHA An executive [...]
The Illinois General Assembly has extended a COVID-19 law making it easier for essential employees to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. “Rebuttable Presumption” for Frontline Workers [...]
GWC attorney Harris L. Elliott has obtained a favorable trial award for a union carpenter who was wrongfully denied workers’ compensation benefits after being injured on the job. Union [...]
A new ballot measure has passed in California that classifies drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy companies as independent contractors instead of as employees. Uber and Lyft Sponsored [...]
The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent ruling in a workers’ compensation claim may set a precedent that could allow for “positional risk” to be compensable in the state. Claimant McAllister Injured [...]
During the pandemic, Americans have become even more reliant on online shopping, which Amazon dominates. But according to the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal News, the company’s [...]
A California judge has ruled that Uber and Lyft drivers must be classified as employees, as the two rideshare giants threaten to pull out of the state in response. Uber and Lyft Drivers Not [...]
