by Kelia Scott | Feb 10, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A cafeteria worker was found to be eligible for disability retirement benefits in Hawaii. The Supreme Court of Hawaii vacated an appellate court’s decision to deny her benefits. They had determined the risks she faced were no different than the risks in most other...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 5, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
An employee failed to show that she sustained permanent injuries when she was rear-ended by a co-worker in her employer’s parking lot. Her claim for permanent disability was denied. In the case Aikins v. Gates Corp., a three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 3, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has also cited and fined North Idaho Drilling Inc. of St. Maries, Idaho, for willful and serious violations for a June 2019 blasting incident that put workers at the public at risk. The Idaho-based drilling company...
by Kelia Scott | Jan 30, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A Benton County, OR road worker who died on the job was operating a poorly maintained piece of leased logging equipment that was owned by his supervisor’s son, according to findings from two investigations. Pete Neuman, 59, was using a John Deere skidder to move logs...
by Kelia Scott | Jan 29, 2020 | Workers' Comp News
A Texas-based company, HHDP Security, was convicted of workers’ compensation premium fraud and ordered to pay restitution by a Travis County District Court judge. The Houston security company made misrepresentations about payroll and operations at their business and...
