Contractor Sued for Allegedly Underreporting Payroll
A New York contractor allegedly reported only a single worker when buying workers’ compensation coverage in 2016 rather than the 90 people he actually employed, according to a lawsuit a…
Appeals Court: Facts Support Denying Miner’s Black Lung Claim Despite Messy Record
The U.S. Department of Labor might have mishandled a coal worker’s pneumoconiosis claim, but its denial was nonetheless backed by substantial evidence, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Casey…
High Court Clarifies Standard of Review for Calculating Injured Worker’s AWW
The North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the standards of review applicable to a dispute over the calculation of an injured worker’s average weekly wages.
Case: Nay v. Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, No.
Husband, Wife Get 120 Days, $925,000 Restitution Order for Fraud Conviction
A husband and wife convicted of failing to report employees and payroll to California State Compensation Insurance Fund over a three-year period were sentenced to 120 days in jail and…
DWC Opening Courts March 7
The New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation notified practitioners Monday that it will open all work comp court facilities, effective March 7.
With the consent of the litigants, judges may continue…