Governor Enacts Pest Control Comp Coverage Requirement
California exterminators will have to file proof of workers’ compensation coverage or submit a statement declaring they have no employees to operate in the state, under a bill enacted by…
Split Supreme Court Rules Injured Worker Can’t Maintain Suit Against General Contractor
A divided South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that a construction worker could not maintain a negligence claim against the general contractor responsible for the project on which he was injured.
Case:…
Supreme Court Says Worker Can Proceed With Bad Faith Claim Against Carrier
A unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker’s settlement with his employer exhausted his administrative remedies and that he could proceed with a bad faith claim against the…
Employer, Carrier Can Enforce Settlement, Collect From Attorney’s Trust Account
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer and its insurance carrier should have been allowed to enforce a settlement agreement and collect reimbursement from an attorney’s trust account for…
Chiropractor Who Pleaded Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison
Federal prosecutors announced that a chiropractor who accepted kickbacks from Pacific Hospital of Long Beach and solicited kickbacks from another hospital was sentenced to 14 months in prison.
Brian Carrico, 68,…
Worker’s Disabled Adult Son Receives Death Benefits; Ex-Wife Does Not
An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of death benefits to a worker’s disabled adult son, as well as the denial of benefits to the worker’s ex-wife.
Case: State ex rel.