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- Court Overturns Summary Judgment in Labor Law Disputeby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
A New York appellate court revived multiple claims arising out of a worker’s alleged injuries at a construction site, finding that summary judgment was […]
- DWC Launches Pharmacy Fee Calculator for Testingby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Thursday launched a website that allows the public to test a new pharmacy fee calculator before it goes […]
- Four Charged in Alleged Capping Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Workersby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
Four people, including two applicants’ attorneys, are facing fraud charges for allegedly participating in a capping scheme that used a Mexican call center to […]
- Comp Commission Welcomes New Deputiesby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
Virginia's Workers' Compensation Commission has sworn in two deputies to serve as administrative law judges. Frederick T. Schubert II Frederick […]
- NCCI Proposes to Revise Hazardous Material Classificationsby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed proposed revisions to the classifications […]
- High Court: Landlord Failed to Rebut Presumption That Tenant Was Employeeby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Hawaii Supreme Court held that a landlord failed to rebut the presumption that a tenant who performed maintenance work under a lease agreement was an […]
- Comp Claim From Staged Robbery Leads to Fraud Chargesby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
A Northern California man who staged a robbery of an Amazon delivery truck he was driving for work, then filed a workers’ compensation claim, was convicted […]
- Supreme Court Upholds PPD Award for Worker's Back Injuryby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits based on a 21% permanent partial disability for a worker’s back injury. Case: Blackhawk Mining […]
- Adult Son of Police Officer Gets Writ for Commission to Consider Dependencyby WorkCompCentral on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 am
An Ohio appellate court issued a limited writ of mandamus directing the Industrial Commission to determine whether the adult son of a fallen police officer was […]
- Contractor Liable for Paralyzed Worker's Injuriesby WorkCompCentral on April 24, 2025 at 7:00 am
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a contractor was liable for a paralyzed worker’s benefits as his statutory employer, given its […]