News Digest 11/30/2007
Fresno Fireball Victim Gets $27 Million A federal jury in Fresno awards more than $27 million to a man who was engulfed by a fireball in an industrial accident and …
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News Digest 10/19/2007(2)
Six Subpoenaed in Scranton-Area Workers’ Comp Probe A federal grand jury investigating irregularities in Lackawanna County, Pa.’s workers’ compensation fund subpoenas six county officials to testify about administration of the …
News Digest 10/19/2007
Six Subpoenaed in Scranton-Area Workers’ Comp Probe A federal grand jury investigating irregularities in Lackawanna County, Pa.’s workers’ compensation fund subpoenas six county officials to testify about administration of the …
News Digest 10/2/2007
Illegal Worker Gets Extension to Pursue Workers’ Comp Case The federal government grants a Mexican illegal immigrant a two-week extension of his five-day humanitarian visa to pursue his workers’ compensation …
News Digest 7/31/2007
Class Action Targets UPS Return-to-Work Policies A federal judge in Pittsburgh grants class-action status to a lawsuit alleging that United Parcel Service Inc. failed to help disabled employees return to …
News Digest 4/23/2007
Five Busted in $100 Million Workers’ Comp Scam State and federal authorities in Jacksonville, Fla., charge five people, including two Californians, in a $100 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme that …
News Digest 3/22/2007
Report Targets ‘Big Scam’ in Windy City Illinois and federal agencies are investigating allegations that Chicago-area construction companies deliberately misclassify employees as independent contractors in order to avoid financial obligations …
News Digest 1/30/2007
Bloomberg: Establish Federal Victim Compensation Fund New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls on the federal government to establish a compensation fund modeled after the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund …