A Missouri appellate court overturned a denial of permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund to an operator of heavy equipment with a host of compensable injuries.
Case: Obermann v. Treasurer,…
The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a cancer-stricken police officer’s widow even though he had been granted a disability retirement pension for his disease.
Case: Mullins v.
The United Farm Workers claims that the heat-related death of a 59-year-old field worker in California’s Central Valley illustrates a problem with workplace safety regulations intended to protect employees from…
The Florida Department of Financial Services announced workers’ compensation fraud charges against the owner of a construction company accused of concealing payroll to illegally lower his premiums.
The department on Wednesday…
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a judge’s decision denying a worker’s reinstatement petition, granting the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund’s termination petition and modifying the worker’s average weekly wage.
Case: Hawkins v. CJ’s…