December 11, 2024
12.11.24 UPS driver who crashed while drinking beers is not entitled to workers compensation for his injuries (“Voluntary intoxication while working deviates from the ordinary course of employment,” the judge noted, saying the board’s decision “exceeded the bounds of reason.”) New York governor signs mental stress injury legislation ("prohibit(s) the State Workers’ Compensation Board from disallowing mental injury claims on the grounds that workers were not exposed to stress greater than what is typical for a given work environment.") Leadership Lessons from the Walmart Workers’ Compensation Case: A Call for Integrity and Empathy (" recent California jury verdict ordering Walmart to pay nearly $35 million to a former truck driver, Jesus "Jesse" Fonseca, is a powerful case study for leadership lessons. ") Court finds comp claim alleging long COVID injury not compensable ("denying the additional diagnoses of restrictive lung disease, post-traumati...