(Reuters) — Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that the herbicide was not a substantial cause of a child’s rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the company said Tuesday….
A judge Friday struck down a California ballot measure that exempted Uber and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services from a state law requiring drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections. Alameda County Superior Court…
(Reuters) — Bayer lost a third appeal of U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on the use of its glyphosate-based weedkillers, leaving the German drugs and pesticides group to pin hopes for legal relief on…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation that would entitle certain classes of workers to special benefits if they die or become disabled due to COVID-19. A.B. 845, which unanimously passed both the Assembly and Senate, would create a…
Workers compensation claims for COVID-19 in California fell nearly 99% in the past six months from the state’s high of 43,109 coronavirus claims in December, said the California Workers Compensation Institute in a bulletin released Thursday. Monthly counts of COVID-19…
Hot weather significantly increases the risk of workplace accidents and injuries, according to a study released Friday by the University of California-Los Angeles. Using data from California’s workers compensation system from 2001 to 2018 and state weather data, researchers from…
Lawsuits filed in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer linked to brain damage in children. Chlorpyrifos is approved for use on more than 80 crops, including oranges, berries,…
California lawmakers have passed a bill that removes “age” and “genetic characteristics” from the list of protected factors that may not be considered in an injured worker’s apportionment of permanent disability. S.B. 788, which unanimously passed the California Assembly on…
Researchers report increasing evidence is that motor vehicle crash rates rise when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana, although what effects marijuana by itself has on drivers remains unclear. Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational…
The California Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would reduce time periods for employers to reject workers compensation claims and increase liability for medical treatment. S.B. 335, which passed in a 29-10 vote, would shorten the window an employer has…