by Kelia Scott | Apr 10, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A worker was killed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California when he fell while setting up for the festival. Christopher Griffin fell 60 feet from a roof when he was working in the staging area setting up for the festival which takes place in...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 9, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A worker in Sacramento alleged that their employer wrongfully terminated them after they filed a workers’ compensation claim. They won their suit against the city of Sacramento, which settled 24 various lawsuits last year. Maryann Canelli worked as a program analyst...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 8, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A woman who was working from home tripped over her dog when she went to get her coffee cup in her kitchen. She sought workers’ compensation benefits but was denied on the basis that her injury did not arise out of her employment. Tammitha Valcourt-Williams was a...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 8, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
An employee for Norwegian cruise lines was denied disability benefits after she slipped on salad dressing on her first day and was injured. Shera Hodgson Williams slipped on a small amount of salad dressing during her first day and though she continued to work for...
by Kelia Scott | Apr 5, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) released a report looking at changing demographics in the workplace and how that demographic swing might have impacted worker injuries. Claim frequency has been declining, falling almost every year for the past...
