Bill Would Increase Employer-Paid Comp Legal Fees
The amount of money that employers would need to front for employee discovery costs in workers’ compensation cases that go to settlement would increase, under a measure introduced Thursday by…
Owner of Lawn Care Business Found Guilty of Theft
A Kentucky man pleaded guilty to one count of theft for collecting more than $11,000 in disability benefits while operating his lawn care business, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced.
Michael…
Employer Can’t Present New Evidence to Challenge Liability
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board properly declined to review documentary evidence that an employer failed to present at a hearing on liability for a…
Worker Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Claim for Fall Caused by Debris
A New York appellate court upheld a partial grant of summary judgment to a worker for his injuries from falling on debris at a construction site.
Case: Romano v. New York…
Deficiencies in Worker’s Brief Result in Dismissal of Appeal
The Missouri Court of Appeals threw out a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his claim against the Second Injury Fund due to multiple deficiencies in his appellate brief.
Case: Lewis…