Workers' Compensation News
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Former Accounting Chief at Defunct Law Firm Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement | 04/15/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The man who led the accounting department of a defunct Los Angeles law firm was sentenced Friday to 121 months in federal prison for his role in the organization's long-running embezzlement operation. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Says Jury Must Decide Whether Termination Was Retaliatory | 04/02/2025 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal court in Florida ruled that a jury must decide whether a trucking company terminated a driver in retaliation for seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or for filing a workers' compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of Worker's Discrimination, Retaliation Claim | 03/14/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claims of discrimination and retaliation. Case:...Read More | |||
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Firefighter Not Entitled to Additional Benefits for Recurrence of Prior Back Injury | 03/12/2025 | |
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| State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court upheld a finding that a firefighter suffered a recurrence of a preexisting injury in the line of duty for which he was not entitled to additional compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Upholds Black Lung Award to Worker's Widow | 03/11/2025 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| A federal appellate court upheld an award of black lung benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the award was adequately supported by the evidence presented to the administrative law judge. ...Read More | |||
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Failure to Complete Drug Test Doesn't Foreclose Benefits, Fees, Penalties | 02/24/2025 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker despite his failure to complete a post-accident drug test, and it upheld an assessment of penalties and fees against his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Revives Injured Worker's Claims for Disability Discrimination, Retaliation | 02/03/2025 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal appellate court revived an injured worker’s claims of disability discrimination and retaliation against his former employer. ...Read More | |||
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Federal Aviation Law Doesn't Preempt Worker's Labor Law Claims for Helicopter Crash | 01/31/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A divided New York appellate court ruled that federal aviation law did not preempt a worker’s Labor Law claim for injuries from a helicopter crash. ...Read More | |||
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Factory Worker Gets Benefits for COVID-19 Infection | 01/28/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a finding of compensability for a sugar factory worker’s COVID-19 infection. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Federal Court Dismisses Wrongful Termination, FEHA Violation Claim | 01/10/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The federal court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment to Costco Wholesale Corp., dismissing an injured worker's wrongful termination and Fair Employment and Housing Act complaint. ...Read More | |||
