Moonlighting Cop Not Independent Contractor? NC Supreme Court Says Hold on March 14, 2024 By William Rabb The North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily put the brakes on an appeals court decision that had upset years of...
Kentucky House Passes Bill to Reduce Medically Trained Workers in Smaller Mines March 13, 2024 By Bruce Schreiner and Dylan Lovan FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the...
New York Inspector General Reports on 2 Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases March 11, 2024 New York State Inspector General Lucy announced a sentencing and a guilty plea in two separate workers’ compensation fraud cases....
OSHA Seeks $551K Penalty for Frozen Food Manufacturer After Worker’s Amputation March 8, 2024 A Robbinsville, New Jersey frozen food manufacturer with a history of violating federal safety and health standards was cited again...
6 Firefighters Injured in Collision of 2 Firetrucks Heading to Burning House March 5, 2024 Authorities say a collision between two firetrucks responding to a blaze in northeastern Pennsylvania injured six firefighters. Officials in Luzerne...
Woman Gets 5-10 Years for Workers’ Comp Scam of Family Dollar, Restaurant March 1, 2024 A Delaware woman will serve 5 to 10 years in state prison for a workers’ compensation scam that spanned 2.5...
WV Governor’s Coal Company Found in Contempt, Must Pay BrickStreet for Comp Loss February 28, 2024 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A coal company owned by West Virginia’s governor has been found in contempt of court and must face fines of...
Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill Making it a Felony to Expose Responders to Fentanyl February 28, 2024 A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders...
Employee Wins Workers’ Compensation Under Exception to ‘Coming-and-Going’ Bar February 27, 2024 An exception to the workers’ compensation “coming-and-going” rule applies where the employer provides the transportation even if the employer says...
How Worker Won Workers’ Compensation for Mental Health Care After Car Crash Injury February 15, 2024 A Virginia employer cannot assert that an injury is unrelated to a workplace accident while also arguing that the medical...