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Labor Contractor Pleads Guilty to Payroll Scheme
A labor contractor in Florida pleaded guilty to running an off-the-books payroll scheme that defrauded the federal government and work comp carriers. Alexis Garcia managed and directed Tape Drywall Services Inc., a…
Employer Gets Dismissal of Worker’s Claims, but Third-Party Complaint Remains
The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker’s employer was entitled to summary judgment dismissing his claims against it, but not on the third-party complaint claims it faced. Case: Landing…
Worker Who Fell From Ladder Gets Summary Judgment
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: Batis v. 85 Jay…
Custodian Gets Award for Multiple Injuries, but Not Total Disability
The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to a custodian with a long history of health ailments, as well as a determination that he was…
Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Cervical Disc Displacement
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a finding that a worker failed to prove that his cervical disc displacement was a compensable injury. Case: Morgan v. Cornerstone Labor Services Inc.,…
Ultrasound Technician Suffers Compensable Psychological Injury From Patient’s Harassment
The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an ultrasound technician suffered a compensable psychological injury from a patient’s unwanted sexual advances and his “salacious and exhibitionistic” exposure of…
Appropriations Committee Hears Comp Bills Wednesday
California lawmakers will consider the potential fiscal implications of a handful of comp bills during a hearing on Wednesday. The Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider bills that aim to make it…
CCWC Seeks Session Proposals for 2026 Conference
The California Coalition on Workers' Compensation is accepting session proposals for its 2026 annual educational conference. CCWC said it is looking for topics that involve current and emerging challenges facing California…
Worker Gets TTD for Electric Shock Injuries
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for his ongoing issues after an electric shock. Case: Kimberly-Clark Mill v. Moss…
Worker Entitled to Increase in PPD Award
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker was entitled to an increase in her permanent partial disability award. Case: ACNR Resources Inc. v. Goff, No. 25-ICA-9, 08/06/2025,…
Partial Summary Judgment on Worker’s Labor Law Claim Overturned
A New York appellate court partially overturned a grant of summary judgment for a worker on his Labor Law claim based on his fall through a hole in an attic…
Nursing Home Official Gets Probation for Kickback Scheme
A man who ran the workers' compensation program for a nursing home in central Pennsylvania was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to forfeit $628,450, according to a…