News Digest 9/19/2008

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, … Read More »

News Digest 9/5/2008(2)

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 … Read More »

News Digest 8/25/2008

‘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 … Read More »

News Digest 7/21/2008

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 … Read More »

News Digest 5/16/2008

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, … Read More »

News Digest 5/13/2008

Judge Properly Cut Off Benefits, Keystone State Court Rules A workers’ compensation judge properly cut off a former Pennsylvania tube plant employee’s workers’ compensation benefits, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rules. … Read More »

News Digest 3/3/2008

Arizona Appeals Court Rules on False Statements Lying to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits has a price under Arizona law, but not necessarily loss of all benefits, according to the … Read More »