Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced that Richmond Drywall Installers Inc. pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement charges based on misclassifying employees as independent contractors.
As part of the plea agreements, the…
An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Industrial Commission erred in deeming a worker to be at maximum medical improvement when her treatment was stopped because of pregnancy.
Case: State ex rel.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a registered nurse who was injured while attempting to lift a morbidly obese patient to change a bed pad.
Case: Aldridge…
A New York appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker provided sufficient evidence that she had timely filed an appeal of an adverse decision on her claim.
Case: Matter of Gorbea…
A New York appellate court ruled that a plumber should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling while trying to access a store’s water heater.
Case:…
Frictional costs in California’s workers’ compensation system have come down a bit in recent years, but they’re still nearly twice as high as the median state in the latest analysis…