The City of Westminster filed a lawsuit against a former city police officer and her attorney stepfather for fraud in connection with the workers’ comp claim she filed. The civil lawsuit to recover monies paid out on the claim follows a 15-count felony indictment that the Orange County District Attorney filed earlier this year against …
The Division of Workers’ Compensation is considering revising the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit and Return-to-Work regulations. The idea is to target rampant fraud and abuse in a system intended to help injured workers who can’t return to their jobs acquire new skills to compete in the job market. DIR received both support and pushback from …
Study: Kansans Benefits Lag Behind Cost of Living Workers’ compensation payments to injured Kansans lag far behind the increasing cost of living, according to a new study. By Scott Rothschild, …
Florida Town Fights Insurer over Police Chief’s Benefits Lake Hamilton, Fla., officials are locked in an $8,300 dispute with its workers’ compensation insurance company over sick pay for the chief …
‘Odd Lot’ Doctrine Allows Cowboy State Man to Collect Benefits Relying on the “odd lot” doctrine in workers’ compensation cases, the Wyoming Supreme Court rules that a former longtime coal …
Controversial Beehive State Law Hinges Benefits on Behavior Only law-abiding injured workers may collect worker’s compensation benefits in Utah, as a result of a new law that took effect this …
Ventura to Rehire Firefighter Who Was Forced to Go on Disability Ventura city officials agree to pay $750,000, in addition to more than two years of back pay and benefits, …