Casino Dealer Wins Workers Comp Award Because Traffic Accident Occurred on Work Premises An appellate court ruled that Harrah’s Atlantic City, a casino in New Jersey, is liable for a workers comp reward to one of its employees who was in a traffic accident on the casino’s premises. In September 2012, Carla Burdette was leaving Harrah’s, where she worked as a dealer, around 10 PM. As she left the casino’s parking garage, turning onto a three-lane street, her vehicle was struck. Harrah’s contended that it had no liability for the accident … [Read more...]
Nine Arrested for Contractor Fraud, No Workers Comp
December 15, 2013 by
Undercover Sting in Florida Lands 9 in Jail for Failing to Obtain Workers Comp After a two-day undercover operation in Florida, nine men have been arrested for failing to purchase workers comp for their employees, and committing contractor fraud. The investigation targeted unlicensed contractors in Manatee County. The contractors reportedly failed to purchase workers comp insurance for their employees, which is a violation of federal law. “This activity displays a blatant disregard for worker safety, and I commend this joint effort,” … [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...]
Campus Cop Receives Workers Comp for Occupy Pepper Spray Incident
October 30, 2013 by
Notorious UC Davis Campus Cop Gets Workers Comp for Mental Damages Due to Occupy Protest Pepper Spray Incident The infamous former campus police officer, whose photo pepper spraying Occupy protestors in 2011 went viral on the internet, has been awarded $38,000 workers comp in a settlement agreement with the University of California, Davis campus. John Pike, 40 years old of Roseville, reported suffered mental and emotional damages related to the pepper spray incident, including depression and anxiety brought on by death threats sent to him … [Read more...]
Limiting California Workers Comp Bill Signed Into Law
October 18, 2013 by
California Governor Signs Controversial New Workers Comp Legislation Into Law After many months of debate, controversy, and lobbying, California Governor Jerry Brown has signed an updated workers comp bill into law. The bill, officially named AB 1309, places limits on the ability of former professional athletes to file workers comp claims in California. The state is one of the few in the nation that recognizes cumulative trauma in workers comp claims, and previously had relatively lax legislation for out-of-state workers, which including … [Read more...]
Wisconsin State Workers Comp Pays More for Care
September 22, 2013 by
New Study Shows that Workers Comp in Wisconsin Pays More for Medical Services A comparison of patients on a group health plan and using Wisconsin’s workers comp to treat injuries showed that the state’s workers comp paid more for health care than private insurance. The margin was not small, either. One price quote found that Wisconsin surgeons, performing the same arthroscopic knee surgery, collected $1,573 from group private insurance, and $3,728 from the state’s workers comp. The study has prompted several Wisconsin lawmakers to … [Read more...]
Upstate Company Fined $480K for Worker Protection Failure
April 26, 2012 by
The Federal Government recently issued a $480,000 fine for an Upstate company for the way it handled a waste cleanup project in Florida. Welch Group Environmental is based out of Belton. According the US Department of Labor, Welch Environmental neglected to protect their workers from exposure to unsafe levels of lead during a cleanup in Delray Beach, Fla. Federal investigators said the company failed to provide eye and head protection while workers were cleaning up lead. Eye and head protection reduce the employees’ exposure to lead, … [Read more...]
Nail Penetrates Man in the Back of the Head
April 26, 2012 by
A construction worker is lucky to be a live after being penetrated in the back of his head by a three inch nail. Jeff Lupak, 45, was working on a construction site in Bismark, North Dakota when the accident occurred. Lupak asked a colleague to hand him a 16 gauge nail gun. In the process of receiving the nail gun, the gun fired hitting Lupak in the back of the head with a nail. Amazingly, Lupak said he felt no pain, just stinging pain and slight pressure in the back of his head. Lupak was rushed to a hospital in Bismark. He was then … [Read more...]
Workers Compensation Death Benefits
November 3, 2011 by
South Carolina Workers' Comp Lawyers Funeral Costs, Medical Bills, Weekly Compensation Workers’ Compensation coverage is elective for employers in South Carolina with three or less employees. Anyone employing four or more employees is required to have workman’s compensation insurance, which provides benefits in the event that an employee is killed related to a workplace accident. When a loved one is killed in a work accident, a spouse and each child may receive weekly compensation. Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits Medical: … [Read more...]
South Carolina Nail Gun Injuries
October 27, 2011 by
South Carolina Workers Compensation Attorneys Nail guns are used on a daily basis on many construction sites, especially in residential construction. While nail guns may increase efficiency, they also result in tens of thousands of severe injuries each year. In fact, nail gun injuries are so common that a study of apprentice carpenters determine: • 2 out of 5 were injured using a nail gun during their 4 years of training. • 1 out of 5 were injured twice. • 1 out of 10 were injured three or more times. Not surprisingly, nail … [Read more...]
