West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals overturned a denial of compensability for a worker’s cervical disc conditions, finding that the Board of Review committed a clear error in failing to…
A New York appellate court upheld an award to a worker for his injuries from the second in a series of car accidents that occurred while he was intoxicated.
Case: Matter of Ferra v.
A New York appellate court upheld a lifetime ban on a worker’s receipt of benefits for his egregious misrepresentation of his condition for years.
Case: Matter of Tirado v. Symphony Space Inc.,…
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker who prevailed on a workers’ compensation claim against his uninsured employer and was unable to collect any payment could not turn…
A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a group self-insurance trust’s claim for payment from a former member was time-barred.
Case: Matter of Borgia v. SCO Family of Services,…
A Virginia-based masonry construction company will pay $191,750 for misclassifying nearly 60 members of its workforce as independent contractors and denying them benefits required by District of Columbia law.
D.C. Attorney General…