Workers' Compensation News
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Judge: Small Stature Could Be a Disability under ADA
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06/14/2013
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State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal judge allowed an Arizona researcher to proceed with a disability discrimination claim contending that her small stature qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.District Judge G. Murray Snow, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, rul...Read More
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Judge Denies UPS's Attempt to Send ADA Case to 7th Circuit
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06/14/2013
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal judge denied United Parcel Service's attempt to have the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals clarify just how specific the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's class-action disability discrimination complaints need to be. Judge Robert Dow, of the U.S. District Court ...Read More
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Jury Orders Health Company to Pay Broker $3.8 Million
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06/12/2013
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Southern California jury awarded an insurance broker $3.8 million for lost profits and damages following a hearing on allegations that a health care company refused to pay workers’ compensation premiums, broker fees and commissions.HCF Insurance Agency in Woodland Hills filed a l...Read More
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Judge Gives Go Ahead for Penalties in Immigrant Case
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06/12/2013
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State: RI | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court judge has approved plans by the state Department of Labor and Training to pursue a $150,000 fine against a tree service owner in connection with a 2008 injury to a Mexican immigrant.The Providence Journal reported that Judge Janette A. Bertn...Read More
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Judge Could Not Order Hospital to Refund Carrier's Payment
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06/07/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Other
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The Texas Department of Insurance's Division of Workers' Compensation has exclusive jurisdiction to resolve disputes between a medical care provider and an insurance carrier about the payment due to the provider for its services to injured workers. Case:...Read More
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Justice Center Calling for Further Action in Compliance Cases
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06/04/2013
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State: NC | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The North Carolina Justice Center is calling on state lawmakers to take further action in response to a series of news reports in the News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., that detailed failure to carry workers' compensation coverage by as many as 30,000 employers and the misclassification of wo...Read More
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Judge Approves Patriot's Bid to Discard Retirees' Health Plan
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05/31/2013
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State: MO | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal bankruptcy judge approved Patriot Coal's bid to cut retirees' health care benefits and place the company's health plan under a union trust on Wednesday.U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathy A. Surratt-States ruled that Patriot Coal may replace its health care benefits plan fo...Read More
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Justices Ask for Law to Say Who Pays for Care while Case Is Pending
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05/23/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: AL | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Alabama appellate court ruled that there was a triable issue as to whether an injured worker suffered injuries in her new job with a different employer, and two justices specifically suggested that lawmakers draft legislation addressing who should pay for the worker's medical care while ...Read More
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Judge Reduces $240 Million Discrimination Verdict to $1.6 Million
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05/21/2013
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State: IA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A judge has reduced a $240 million disability discrimination verdict to $1.6 million for 32 mentally-disabled workers who were abused by their employer.Judge Charles Wolle, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, reduced the verdict to comply with the Americans with...Read More
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Janitor's Workplace Contributed to His Injuries, Court Concludes
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05/16/2013
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State: IA | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A janitor's inexplicable fall is compensable because the hard surfaces of his supervisor's office aggravated his injuries, an Iowa appellate court ruled. Case: AARP and Arch Insurance Co. v. Whitacre, No. 3-082/12-1519, 5/15/13, published.Facts: Donald Whitacre, 79, w...Read More
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