Workers' Compensation News
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Employers Preparing for Misclassification Overhaul
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12/26/2012
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State: ME | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief Insurers and employers are gearing up for a major overhaul of Maine's misclassification law that contains a new 12-point definition of independent contractors and goes beyond ...Read More
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Ex-Policeman Capable of Working as Call Center Rep, Court Rules
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12/26/2012
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A police officer's knee and back conditions do not prevent him from working as a call center representative, an Arizona appellate court concluded. Case: Richardson v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, No. 1 CA-IC 12-0016, 12/18/12, unpublished. Facts: William Richardson, ...Read More
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Ex-Officer Allegedly Improperly Collected $188,000 in Benefits
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12/26/2012
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Madison County grand jury indicted a former Maryville police officer on felony charges of theft and violating Illinois workers' compensation law for allegedly filing a fraudulent workers' compensation claim and collecting $188,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled, according to medi...Read More
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Excluded Evidence Could Have Led to Different Result, Court Rules
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12/24/2012
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State: FL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A trial court should have allowed a train conductor to present evidence about safety equipment his employer failed to provide, Florida's 5th District Court of Appeal ruled.Case: Robinson v. CSX Transportation, No. 5D11-2815, 12/21/12, published. Facts: James Robinson was ...Read More
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Ex-Footballers Ask for Chance to Present Evidence of Claims
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12/21/2012
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An arbitrator's ruling requiring 49 ex-players to stop pursuing California workers' compensation claims violates a recent precedent set forth by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, according to a lawsuit filed by the players' attorneys this week. Attorneys representing 49 ...Read More
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Employer Must Plead Ex. Remedy to Bar Negligent Hiring Claim
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12/21/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer must plead and prove that the Workers' Compensation Act applies to a lawsuit that indicates an employment relationship exists in order to invoke exclusive remedy, the California 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled.Case: Ventura v. ABM Industries, B231817, 12/20/2012. Publi...Read More
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Employers Focus on Defending Reform Provisions
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12/20/2012
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCalifornia employers are gearing up to protect key provisions in Senate Bill 863 from legislative, regulatory and legal attack, and to make sure the bill is implemented in a way that pro...Read More
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EK Health Promotes Northern Calif. Sales Leader to Account Exec.
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12/19/2012
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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EK Health Services announced Tuesday that it has hired Derek Downs as account executive.Downs was previously responsible for sales in the Northern California region at the San Jose-based managed care company. EK Health said he has more than 18 years of sales and marketing experience, inc...Read More
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Employer's Untimely Response Nets Max Benefits for Rape Victim
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12/19/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MO | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An employer effectively admitted that a fast-food restaurant worker who was raped while on the job was entitled to the maximum rate of permanent partial disability compensation by failing to timely respond to her claim that she was entitled to the maximum, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled....Read More
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Ex-Teacher Working in Fla. Can still Get Disability Benefits for PTSD
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12/17/2012
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: OH | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Court of Appeals ruled that a teacher who took a disability retirement because of her post-traumatic stress disorder might still be entitled to continued disability retirement benefits, even after she accepted a position with a Florida school district if her job duties in Florida did not qu...Read More
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