A New York contractor was indicted on suspicion of underreporting payroll to illegally reduce his workers’ compensation premiums, according to a report by the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.
Anthony P. Frascone, 51,…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that emergency regulations allowing telehealth for medical-legal evaluations went into effect earlier this week and will expire July 19.
The division said it can…
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker’s widow, finding the man had occupational pneumoconiosis, but the condition did not materially contribute to his death.
Case:…
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court upheld the State Fund’s calculation of a worker’s wages as excluding her income pursuant to her contractual employment with a school district.
Case: Fite v. Montana…
A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s challenge to the apportionment of his disability claim based on his incomplete application for administrative review.
Case: Matter of Muse…
A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a public safety officer despite his failure to provide his employer with timely notice of his injury.
Case: Matter of…