Hacked Debit Cards Could Expose Pennsylvanians Receiving Workers Comp or Unemployment On Thursday, December 5th, JP Morgan Chase in Pennsylvania announced that several of its prepaid debit and credit cards, issued to Pennsylvanians receiving unemployment or workers comp benefits, had been hacked. The hack attack effects holders of prepaid debit cards across multiple states, but Pennsylvania one of very few states that allows those cards, with Chase’s cooperation, as a method of collecting state benefits, including unemployment and workers … [Read more...]
Ex-WNBA Player Cannot File for Workers Comp
December 11, 2013 by
Former WNBA Player Cannot File Workers Comp Claim in California A woman who played professional women’s basketball for the Connecticut Sun has been denied a workers comp claim in California, according to a state court of appeals. Adrienne Johnson, who graduated from Ohio State in 1997, suffered injuries directly related to her sports career. In 2003, she had an MRI that revealed a knee injury. While she is officially signed with the Seattle Storm, she has not played a professional game in 10 years due to her work-related injury. In 2003, … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns Workers Comp Reform
November 20, 2013 by
After Lawsuit, Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses Out Workers Comp Reform Bill In September, the Professional Firefighters of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a recently passed piece of workers comp legislation, Senate Bill 1062. Senator Harry Coates (R-Seminole), and Representative Emily Virgin (D-Norman) joined the lawsuit. Now, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled to overturn the workers comp bill. The bill was passed in the last legislative session, in May, and reportedly sought to reform the workers comp system in Oklahoma by … [Read more...]
