Workers' compensation

‘Yellowstone’ actor charged with disability payment fraud

July 12, 2022 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Yellowstone" actor Q’Orianka Kilcher has been charged with illegally collecting nearly $97,000 in disability benefits while working on the TV show, authorities announced Monday.

Jury awards $36.5M to former Libby miner with lung disease

February 23, 2022 GMT

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of exposure to asbestos while working at a vermiculite mine in Libby, a bellwether case that could affect hundreds of additional claims filed against the company that once provided the mine's workers' compensation coverage.

Nebraska seeking judgment against Oath Keepers militia group

January 1, 2022 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is seeking to collect a $9,300 judgment from the Oath Keepers militia group for not providing workers' compensation for its only employee in the state.

The Oath Keepers is an anti-government group that has nearly 20 members charged in the Jan.

New Mexico sees lower costs worker’s compensation insurance

November 30, 2021 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico insurance regulators are reducing a key component in rates for workers' compensation coverage that should help employers spend less, starting next year.

The Superintendent of Insurance Office on Monday announced a 5.5% reduction in “loss costs” for insurance policies that are renewed or issued on or after Jan.

Woman awarded $2.2 million after firing from health clinic

October 28, 2021 GMT

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A woman has been awarded $2.2 million after she was fired by a Sioux City women's health clinic shortly before she was scheduled to have surgery for a work injury.

Susan Boutwell sued Siouxland Women’s Health Care, alleging she was fired in April 2018 as an ultrasound technician because she planned to file a workers' compensation claim for time missed for her surgery.

Minnesota court: Workers’ comp can’t cover medical marijuana

By STEVE KARNOWSKIOctober 13, 2021 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers' compensation for injured employees doesn't cover medical marijuana because the drug remains illegal under federal law, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The state's highest court issued a pair of rulings that overturned earlier decisions by the state Workers Compensation Court of Appeals' that ordered employers to pay for medical marijuana to treat work-related injuries.

House raises firefighter age on heart, lung disease benefits

April 9, 2021 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House on Friday approved a bill that would raise the age from 65 to 70 for workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters ...

Worker gets 2nd court victory over medical marijuana claim

By KATHY McCORMACKMarch 2, 2021 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who was prescribed medical marijuana to help with back pain has won a second victory in his legal battle over whether workers' compensation insurance can reimburse him for the cost, the New Hampshire Supreme Court determined Tuesday...

Some Uber, Lyft drivers sue over California ballot measure

By BRIAN MELLEYJanuary 13, 2021 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections...

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COVID-19 heroes must jump through hoops for workers’ comp

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARJuly 11, 2020 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lauded for their service and hailed as everyday heroes, essential workers who get the

Official: Injury claims could rise with recreational pot

JAMES MacPHERSONFebruary 4, 2020 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota could see a rise in workers' compensation claims if marijuana is legalized, the state's workplace safety agency told lawmakers Tuesday...

Virginia Beach mass shooting led to 450 workers’ comp claims

December 9, 2019 GMT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Workers' compensation claims have emerged as another yardstick for measuring the devastation of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach...

Court: Board wrong to deny workers’ comp for medical pot

By KATHY McCORMACKMarch 7, 2019 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A labor appeals board was wrong to determine that workers' compensation insurance can't reimburse an employee for the cost of medical marijuana, according to a New Hampshire Supreme Court decision released Thursday...

State’s costs in gay discrimination lawsuit reaches $1.2M

February 11, 2019 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state's bill for defending a lawsuit against a former official who claims he was discriminated against because he's gay has surpassed $1...

Claims rejected for California police injured in Las Vegas

October 26, 2017 GMT

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Four Orange County sheriff's deputies injured in the Las Vegas county music festival massacre have been denied workers' compensation and court battles may be looming for dozens of other California law enforcement personnel who tried to help even though they were off-duty, it was reported...

Bigfork man admits to workers’ comp fraud

Daily Inter LakeApril 13, 2017 GMT

A Bigfork man has admitted to fraudulently collecting more than 822.

In November 2014, Montana State Fund received a confidential fraud tip that Howke was working "under the counter," was playing golf all the time, bragging that he played up to 36 holes of golf daily.