Worker Forfeited Eligibility for Benefits by Failing to Disclose Medical History

A worker's failure to disclose her history of back and neck problems cost her right to future benefits for an on-the-job injury, and placed her on the hook for restitution to her employer. Case: Weems v. Electric Insurance Co., No. 15-854, 05/11/2016, published. Facts: Karen Weems worked for GE Oil & Gas in its shipping department. She injured her neck while using a nail gun at work in January 2014. GE accepted her injury as compensable and it paid her a total of $19,467.15 in medical benefits, and $22,717.46 in indemnity benefits through November 2014. Weems later claime...