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  • Workers' Compensation Judgment Awards Man $1.1 Million - A Pennsylvania man by the name of John Ruschak has received an award to the tone of $1.1 million for wage losses following a severe stroke.

  • Man Forced From Job Will Keep $4.2 Million Judgment - A man in Indiana is $4.2 million wealthier after winning a judgment and a subsequent appeal versus his former employer.

  • Workers’ Compensation Lawsuit Against Jim Carrey Dropped - The case and a $72,000 judgment against actor Jim Carrey for not buying workers’ compensation insurance for employees at his New York-based art studio has been dropped by the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board after they discovered it was just a clerical error on the part of the insurer.

  • Former Idaho Lawmaker Sued for Unpaid Workers’ Compensation Insurance - Former Idaho State Senator Mike Jorgenson is being sued for not paying mandatory workers’ compensation insurance payments. The lawsuit, filed in the Idaho First District Court by the Idaho Industrial Commission, accuses Jorgenson, 64, of not having met payments since December last year.

  • Appeals Court Declares Florida Workers’ Compensation System Unconstitutional - A Florida statute that places a 2-year limit on temporary disability payments has been struck down by an appeals court as unconstitutional because it left a seriously injured firefighter in “limbo.”

  • Workers’ Compensation Claim Part of Employee Complaint at LEAP Academy - An employee at the LEAP Academy in Camden, New Jersey claims a rejected workers’ compensation claim is part of a broader pattern of discrimination and exploitation.
  • Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Ordered to Pay Refunds to 270,000 Businesses - A court in Cuyahoga County, Ohio has ruled that the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation must issue refunds to 270,000 businesses because the Bureau gave high discounts for certain employers, and this cost was subsidized by plaintiffs.

  • Ohio Hospital Employee Gets Workers' Compensation for Hostage PTSD - An appeals court judge approved workers' compensation for a monitor technician who was taken hostage by a prison inmate at a hospital in Youngstown, OH.

  • Wal-Mart Workers Win $8M Workers’ Compensation Settlement - Injured Wal-Mart workers in Colorado have won an $8 million class-action workers’ compensation settlement. The agreement was approved in federal court by a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado.

  • GA Supreme Court Decides on Workers' Compensation in Smith v. Ellis - The Georgia Supreme Court recently decided on a case that involves workers’ compensation and personal injury lawsuits filed by the same employee against his employer and another co-worker in the same company.

  • NFL Punter Tom Tupa Awarded Workers’ Compensation for Sports Injury - The Maryland Court of Appeals, which is the state’s highest court, has ruled that former NFL punter and quarterback Tom Tupa qualifies for workers’ compensation because of a sports injury he suffered while warming up for a game in 2005.

  • Heroic Cop’s Widow in 10-Year Fight for Workers’ Compensation - On Aug 17, 2002, Kevin Schultz, an off-duty police officer, jumped into the Rio Grande and rescued a drowning 12-year-old.

  • Tower Car Wash Settles Workers' Compensation Claim for $500,000 - Tower Car Wash, a San Francisco, CA-based car wash company, has agreed to a workers' compensation settlement with the city.

  • BP Agrees for $5.4M Workers Compensation Settlement for Gender Bias - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that BP has agreed to a $5.4 million workers’ compensation settlement for alleged gender bias in its hiring practices for its cleanup operations following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • NY Mexican Immigrants Get $577,000 in Workers' Compensation - A workers' compensation and wrongful termination dispute that began at Flaum Appetizing in 2007 in Brooklyn, New York has finally been settled for $577,000. Flaum is a manufacturer and distributor of hummus and kosher food in Brooklyn.

  • Man Sues for Improper FMLA Calculation - Carl Thom, a molder at American Standard for years, was forced to have surgery on a shoulder injured in a non-work related injury and sought FMLA leave as a result.

  • Hotel Housekeeper Gets $70,000 Workers Compensation Settlement - Maribel Duarte, a former housekeeper at the Embassy Suites Irvine hotel has been awarded $70,000 as part of a workers compensation settlement the hotel agreed to.

  • OSHA and SCHC Join Forces - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) have joined forces to address new strategies that can be used to reduce worker exposure to hazardous chemicals.

  • Assistant Manager Files Lawsuit Against Bar After Getting Injured in the Workplace - A personal injury claim was filed Monday against Two Brothers Brewing Company of Warrenville and the Windy City distributorship it runs.

  • Alabama Companies Attempt to Improve Safety in the Workplace - Operating a truck and delivery are among the most hazardous occupations not only in the Shoals, but throughout the whole country.

  • Cleaning Company Director is Fined After Accident Claims the Live of Four Employees and Injures One - Tay Kah Heng, the director of a cleaning business, is facing a large and hefty fine for not acquiring a proper comprehension of materials to be utilized in a chemical cleaning procedure.

  • Two PJ Trailers Companies Receive OSHA Citations - OSHA citied another negligent company for failing to comply with safety standards and putting their workers at risk for severe harm or death.

  • Factory in Macon Cited For Multiple Safety Violations That Cause Severe Harm to Employees - Dixon Ticonderoga Co. has been fined by OSHA, also known as the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, for twenty-three health and safety hazards that were present at a facility in Macon.

  • Illescas Brothers Construction Inc. Cited For Twelve Different Safety Violations - A construction business, Illescas Brothers Construction Inc., has been fined by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Do you have questions or concerns regarding filing for workers compensation? If so, contact a workers compensation attorney in your area to discuss your legal options today.


 



 
 
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