A Washington appellate court recently affirmed an assessment of almost $1 million in workers’ compensation premiums, penalties, and interest against a Seattle delivery service company that had argued its drivers were independent contractors and... Read More

Stressing that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against the imposition of “excessive fines” applies not only to fines that are levied against individuals, but also against corporations, the Supreme Court of Colorado, with one partially... Read More

In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Michigan held that MCLS § 418.171(4)—a provision that prohibits the misclassification of certain employees in order to avoid workers’ compensation liability—did not apply to a plaintiff... Read More

Where a restaurant owner hired an experienced remodeler to complete work at the restaurant prior to its opening, neither the owner nor the restaurant was engaged in the “construction industry,” held the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Accordingly... Read More

Answering seven certified questions from a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, that state’s Supreme Court concluded that to the extent that a worker could show that her purported employer intentionally... Read More

Albany, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - Governor David A. Paterson today announced that he has acted on 90 bills, signing 64 bills into law and issuing 26 vetoes. Among the bills signed by Governor Paterson is the Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy... Read More