In the early part of the last century, the only legal remedy for a worker injured or killed on the job was to bring a lawsuit against his or her employer to recover medical bills and lost pay. It was ...

June 8, 2023 - "Workers' compensation" is broadly considered the umbrella of claims employees can pursue when they're injured at work. Workers' compensation systems were established to provide medical ...

More than a century ago, Upton Sinclair’s groundbreaking book “The Jungle” shined a spotlight on the many deadly hazards employees routinely encountered in the industrial workplace. In the years that ...

SEATTLE – Lonnie Rouse knew the job he was signing up for at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State was dangerous. But the good pay, he thought, made it worth the risk. He doesn’t think ...

“Workers’ compensation law involves specific procedural rules that can affect eligibility and benefits,” said Brian Mittman, partner at Markhoff & Mittman, P.C. “The firm’s focus is on ensuring that ...

The case highlights the court’s approach to resolving disputes over attorney fees between successive counsel, while also addressing procedural and constitutional concerns that arise in these ...