In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a corporate officer of a single-member corporation who rejects workers’ compensation insurance coverage is subject to a…
A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s request to expand the scope of his claim to include bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
Case: Matter of Howard v. New…
A former City of San Francisco employee was sentenced to three years in state prison for defrauding the city out of more than $627,000, the District Attorney’s Office announced.
Stanley Ellicott, 40, pleaded guilty…
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s request for benefits for a herniated nucleus pulposus.
The case was Proulx v. Saveway Market Inc., No. 51856-2024.
Shasta Proulx worked at a…
The Delaware Superior Court upheld the denial of a home health aide’s claim for benefits for her injuries from being hit by a patient with an iPad.
Case: Shaw-Hicks v. Bayada…
A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to reinstatement of his indemnity benefits without evidence that he had reattached to the labor market.
Case: Matter of…