No Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Parking Lot
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall in a parking lot adjacent to the store…
DWC Seeks Applications to Fill Judge Position
The Workers’ Compensation Nominating Committee is accepting applications to fill a vacant administrative law judge position in the Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims.
The judge position is full time and appointees…
Vocational School Executives Charged With Fraud
Executives at a vocational school that sent a carrier an enrollment agreement purportedly signed by an injured worker who had died about five months earlier were arrested for fraud, the…
Bradford and Barthel Opens Bakersfield Office
California-headquartered workers’ compensation defense firm Bradford and Barthel announced the opening of a new office in Bakersfield.
Manjit K. Batth
While Bradford and Barthel has served the Bakersfield area through offices…
December Hearing Set for Challenge to Hospital Payment Rules
A Florida administrative law judge will hear a challenge in December to proposed hospital reimbursement rules that, according to a group of carriers, set arbitrary and capricious maximum reimbursement allowances.
The Florida…
Study Finds Farm, Construction Worker Injuries Increase With Heat
An Oregon State University study found an association with increasing temperatures and increased rates of injury claims that were more pronounced among workers in the agricultural and construction sectors.
The study…