A Texas appellate court ruled a trial court wrongly compelled Home Depot USA Inc. to produce certain documents and materials sought by an employee in an injured worker case. The Court of Appeals of Texas ruled Thursday a trial court erred in issuing an order compelling discovery in a personal injury lawsuit by worker Brandon …
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An audit of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission found that regulators failed to track employers that do not carry workers compensation insurance and failed to keep adequate compliance records. The Maryland General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits with the Department of Legislative Services conducted a fiscal compliance audit of the commission for the period from …
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A Pennsylvania appellate court on Thursday reversed a workers compensation judge’s decision granting loss benefits to a Hershey Co. worker whose leg was surgically amputated after he developed a diabetic foot ulcer. Commonwealth Court sided with the employer in a case brought by Shawn Woodhouse, who had a history of diabetic neuropathy at the time …
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The continuing fallout from the Vesttoo scandal continues to dominate the news, accounting for four stories in this week’s Top 10. Source link
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Texas construction company for endangering workers by not providing adequate fall protection systems. OSHA on Wednesday announced it cited Houston-based Sonny Steel Erectors Inc. for one serious violation, one willful violation and one repeat violation after inspectors discovered employees working on erecting a steel building …
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A California appeals court on Wednesday declined to revisit the case of a woman prosecuted for workers compensation fraud, ruling that reopening the matter would prejudice the defendant. The California Court of Appeals denied state prosecutors’ appeal of a trial judge’s decision allowing a lesser charge in a criminal case against Evelyn Rivera, who was …
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(Reuters) — The National Labor Relations Board Wednesday made it more difficult for businesses to defend workplace rules that could interfere with employees’ rights to join unions, as part of a case involving waste disposal company Stericycle. The board’s 3-1 decision could provide a boost to unions amid an uptick in labor organizing that includes high-profile campaigns among employees of Starbucks …
A Maryland appellate court Wednesday upheld a jury award of workers compensation benefits for a retired volunteer firefighter diagnosed with throat cancer. The Maryland Appellate Court ruled in favor of former firefighter Charles Shindle, whose cancer claim was initially disallowed by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission but approved following a jury trial. Mr. Shindle was …
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While consumer prices for energy, food and housing between 2021 and 2022 saw drastic increases, there’s little evidence such inflationary pressures affected workers compensation medical costs, according to a report released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The study identified the main drivers of the workers comp medical cost growth, finding that a major …
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