Workers' Compensation News
| High Court Says Exclusive Remedy Barred Injured Worker's Discrimination Claim | 09/14/2022 | ||
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| The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the exclusivity provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act barred an injured worker’s claim under the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act that she had been wrongfully terminated on the basis of her disability. ...Read More | |||
| High Court Suspends Law License of Attorney Convicted of Comp Fraud | 09/13/2022 | ||
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Supreme Court imposed a two-year suspension on an attorney for his felony conviction for workers’ compensation fraud. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Forfeiture of Officer's Pension Benefits Due to Fraud Conviction | 09/08/2022 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Massachusetts’ highest court upheld the forfeiture of a former correctional officer’s retirement allowance based on his commission of workers’ compensation fraud after he retired from duty. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Orders Suspension of Attorney Who Abandoned Comp Client | 08/24/2022 | |
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| The Kentucky Supreme Court last week upheld a five-year suspension for a Louisville-area attorney who had already been suspended from the practice of law for mishandling a client’s appeal and his firm's finances. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Clarifies Hiring Party's Lack of Duty to Employees of Independent Contractor | 08/18/2022 | |
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| State: MD | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Maryland’s highest court ruled that the party that hires an independent contractor does not owe a duty of care to an employee of the contractor for injuries caused by the contractor's negligence. ...Read More | |||
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Husband Did Not Desert Worker Prior to Her Death by Overdose | 07/27/2022 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s determination that a worker’s husband had not deserted her prior to her death from a drug overdose. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Upholds Denial of PTD for Hospital Worker's Post-Assault Psych Conditions | 07/25/2022 | |
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| The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent total disability benefits for a hospital worker who claimed to suffer psychological conditions after being attacked by two patients. ...Read More | |||
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Home Health Worker Pleads Guilty to Fraud | 07/20/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Offices of the New York State Inspector General announced that a home health worker who was paid more than $6,000 for services that were never provided pleaded guilty to fraud, according to local media reports. ...Read More | |||
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Homeowners' Exemption in Labor Law Applies to Religious Organization | 07/08/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a religious organization was entitled to protection under the homeowners' exemption to the Labor Law. ...Read More | |||
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High Court Declines Request to Appoint Comp Judge | 06/29/2022 | |
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| State: OK | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request to make an emergency appointment so that the Workers’ Compensation Court of Existing Claims can continue hearing cases after its lone judge terms out Friday. ...Read More | |||
