The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that an employer failed to offer an injured worker a job that complied with his permanent restrictions from an elbow injury.
Case: Asplundh Brush…
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a nurse failed to prove her disc herniation was a result of a compensable back injury.
Case: Johnston v. Wheeling Hospital Inc., No.
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a physical fight between two workers stemming from their different tastes in music did not result in a compensable injury for the losing…
The Wefel Center for Employment Law at St. Louis University is hosting a conference Tuesday that will reflect on the National Commission on State Workers’ Compensation Laws.
Prof. Jason Bent
The…
The New York Daily News reports a construction worker in the Bronx who was carrying $100,000 in cash from a work comp settlement was mugged.
The worker apparently revealed the backpack…
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation reported that its Special Investigations Department closed 1,431 cases during the fiscal year that ended in June, securing 69 convictions and identifying $90 million…