Tennessee woman with $500K in medical bills has workers’ comp hearing delayed
A Jefferson County, Tennessee woman who has been fighting her former employer, a regional propane gas supply company, for benefits as her medical bills have approached $500,000 will have to wait another six weeks before appearing before the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board. She has been diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome and suffers from chronic pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. WATE
Dozens of wage theft investigations conducted in D.C. area
Authorities in the Washington, D.C., region have investigated more than 50 possible cases of wage theft since 2017, including a range of complaints from construction employees working from the nation’s capital through Richmond, Virginia. Virginia recently toughened its laws and penalties for wage theft. NBC Washington
Gig companies take classification fight on the road
A coalition of app-based ride-hailing and on-demand delivery companies have filed a petition for a ballot initiative in Massachusetts that would keep employees classified as independent contractors as the industry. The coalition says the proposed ballot question would grant app-based ride-hail and delivery workers new benefits such as healthcare stipends while keeping them classified as independent contractors. TechCrunch
Abilene employer gets $46K grant from Texas Mutual
Texas Mutual Insurance Company has announced the recipients from its 2021 request for proposal initiative. The Day Nursery of Abilene has received $46,000. Thirty-eight organizations have been awarded funds to support their efforts in generational learning. Big County Homepage