Workers Compensation and Employers Liability


June 17, 2019

A former trolley driver was caught paying a friend $2000 to dress up like Michael Myers and attack the driver 2 days before Halloween, in an attempt to fraudulently receive workers' compensation proceeds.

June 10, 2019

A discussion of how the legalization of medical marijuana is beginning to affect workers compensation and issues to consider.

April 29, 2019
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A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling holding that an oil refinery did not have a duty of care to a worker who was injured in an oil pump explosion.

April 08, 2019
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Injured while working, an employee is still entitled to workers' compensation benefits despite a positive test result for cocaine immediately after the injury occurred.

March 25, 2019
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The Court of Appeals of Arkansas determined that a company that did not respond to its employees' negligence suit did not waive its right to the exclusive remedy provision of workers' compensation.

March 18, 2019

A mother and foster-daughter duo faked dozens of ailments for insurance payouts and to receive short-term disability.

March 11, 2019
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Medicinal Marijuana can be reimbursed by an employees workers compensation insurance if all prongs are satisfied.

February 25, 2019
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The US third circuit court of appeals has found that under the circumstances at hand, a parent company is not liable for the death of a subsidiary worker.

January 18, 2019

A volunteer firefighter was injured on the job, began receiving benefits, and started his own Medicaid-paid taxi business while on injury leave. He also failed to provide his employees with workers comp.

Discusses employment issues that frequently follow severe hurricanes, such as Michael.