Workers' Compensation News
Federal Court Upholds Verdict Against Carrier for Bad-Faith Conduct in Coverage Dispute | 01/09/2023 | ||
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A federal appellate court upheld a jury’s award of $1,091,240.82 for a carrier's bad-faith conduct in a coverage dispute between insurers. ...Read More | |||
Former Bus Driver Sentenced to Probation for Side-Hustle Double-Dipping Conviction | 12/21/2022 | ||
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A former bus driver in western New York was sentenced to five years of probation for double-dipping by earning income from eBay and working for Instacart while collecting workers’ compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
Father and Son Charged in $4.2M Premium Fraud Scheme | 10/28/2022 | ||
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The father and son owners of two Northern California cleaning companies are accused of underreporting payroll as part of a scheme to fraudulently reduce their workers’ compensation premiums by about $4.2 million. ...Read More | |||
Federal Court Upholds Award of Black Lung Benefits to Miner With COPD | 10/13/2022 | ||
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The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an award under the Black Lung Benefits Act to a longtime coal mine worker with chronic lung disease. ...Read More | |||
Failure to Name Predecessor as Defendant Causes Board to Lose Jurisdiction Over Appeal | 10/06/2022 | ||
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that an employer’s failure to name a worker’s prior employer as a defendant in its appeal caused the Workers’ Compensation Board to lose jurisdiction over the matter. ...Read More | |||
Firefighter With Rare Kidney Cancer Establishes Condition as Occupational Disease | 09/27/2022 | ||
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The Illinois Appellate Court upheld an award of benefits to a firefighter for his kidney cancer, finding he established an occupational disease by a preponderance of the evidence. ...Read More | |||
Former Comp Judge Seeks Reinstatement in Wrongful Termination Lawsuit | 09/09/2022 | ||
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A former workers’ compensation judge in New Jersey alleges in a lawsuit filed against the state that she was fired in retaliation for reporting concerns about unethical conduct among some of her colleagues and co-workers. ...Read More | |||
Florida Power Company Sentenced Following 2017 Death of Five Workers | 08/26/2022 | ||
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A Florida company was sentenced in federal court on a criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the death of five workers. ...Read More | |||
Federal Court Won't Review Manufacturer's Interlocutory Appeal | 07/21/2022 | ||
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A federal appellate court ruled that a trial judge erred in certifying an interlocutory appeal by a manufacturer challenging the dismissal of its spoliation of evidence claim against an injured worker's employer. ...Read More | |||
Firefighter's Widow Can't Get Benefits for Death Allegedly Linked to WTC Attacks | 07/21/2022 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a retired firefighter’s widow was not entitled to benefits for his death, which the widow blamed on his exposure to toxins while volunteering in the World Trade Center rescue and recovery efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ...Read More | |||