A federal appellate court upheld a worker’s convictions and sentence to embezzlement and workers’ compensation fraud.
Case: U.S. v. Holmes, No. 23-4700, 06/21/2024, unpublished.
Facts and procedural history: Federal prosecutors in South…
California employers would be illegally discriminating against injured workers if they deny requests to let them miss work to get treatment for occupational injuries, under a recently amended bill.
Mitch Steiger
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The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration extended the deadline to apply for a soon-to-be vacant judicial seat until Aug. 5.
The WCA in May announced that it would accept applications through…
The Washington Court of Appeals has granted a motion by the Department of Labor and Industries to order the publication of a decision that upheld a $1.7 million judgment against…
A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that two workers employed by a local delivery contractor for Amazon Inc. could not be compelled to arbitrate their workers’ compensation retaliation claims.
Case: Mathis…
A federal appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured mechanic’s claim for disability discrimination.
Case: Goosen v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, No. 23-2360, 06/24/2024, published.
Facts: Robert Wayne Goosen worked…