Alleged Alter Ego of Worker’s Employer Fails to Prove Exclusivity Defense
A New York appellate court ruled that workers’ compensation exclusivity did not shield a company as a matter of law without a showing that it was the alter ego of…
Worker With Electrical Burns, Amputated Toe Gets 37% PPD Award
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a 37% permanent partial disability award for a worker’s electric shock injuries resulting in burns to roughly 3.5% of his body and the…
Board Properly Reduces Benefits for Worker Capable of Returning to Job Market
The Delaware Superior Court upheld the reduction of a worker’s benefits for her injuries from a fall based on the evidence that she was physically capable of returning to work…
Lawmaker Removes Filing Deadline, Prohibited Conditions From Amended SIBTF Bill
A California lawmaker pared back proposed reforms to the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, removing provisions that would establish filing deadlines and prohibit the consideration of certain conditions in eligibility…
Court: Board Applied Incorrect Standard to Deny Worker’s PPD Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals said the Workers’ Compensation Board applied the wrong standard to deny a worker permanent partial disability benefits at claim closure.
Case: Okon v. Broadspire, No. 225,…
Former SCIF President Ken Bollier Dies at 87
Ken Bollier, a former president of the State Compensation Insurance Fund in California, died at the age of 87.
Ken Bollier
Bollier died at his family home on April 7, according…