Independent Contractors File Labor Violations Lawsuit Against Handy
Handy App Faces Labor Violations Lawsuit from Two Former Independent Contractors Self-employment through mobile apps and websites is booming – businesses like Uber and Lyft hire drivers under 1099 tax...
View ArticleSharing Economy Is Not Caring – No Workers Comp Benefits
Independent Contractors Have No Workers Comp Benefits in the Sharing Economy In recent months, numerous independent contractors working for all kinds of businesses – from Google coders to exotic...
View ArticleWorkers Comp Death Benefits Upheld for Man Who Died on Treadmill
Workers Comp Death Benefits Still Go To Widow Because Man Was Using Home Office Treadmill The highest workers compensation court in Maine upheld a ruling on Thursday, January 22nd, that the widow of a...
View ArticleSupreme Court Will Not Take Hutterite Workers Comp Case
Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider State Decision in Hutterite Workers Comp Case The Supreme Court has decided that, officially, they will not get involved in a workers comp case involving a Hutterite...
View ArticleThird-Party Liability in Workers Comp Claims
Workplace Accidents, Workers Compensation, and Third-Party Liability for Injuries on the Job When a worker is injured on the job, the obvious course of action is to file for workers compensation....
View ArticleFamilies Plead for Higher Funeral Costs in Workers Comp Benefits
Massachusetts Families Plead with Lawmakers for Doubled Funeral Costs in Workers Comp Benefits Deborah King is a classic case in point: her husband died after a severe workplace accident, but the...
View ArticleSC Workers Comp Rates Set to Decrease
South Carolina Workers Comp Premiums Will Go Down in 2nd Half of 2014 SC workers comp premiums are set to decrease by 7.4% in the second half of 2014, after two years of moderate increases. Director of...
View ArticleOhio Workers Comp Settlement for $420 Million
Workers Comp Bureau of Ohio Class Action Workers Comp Settlement for $420 Million A judge in Ohio has okayed a workers comp settlement in a class action lawsuit against the Ohio Bureau of Workers...
View ArticleTelecommuters and Workers Comp
How Should Employers Treat Workers Comp Claims from Telecommuters? With the rise of the internet, more and more people work from home, “telecommuting” into the office through email, Skype, chats, and...
View ArticleNo Health Care Benefits Could Increase Workers Comp Claims
Walmart Cuts Health Care Benefits to Part-Time Employees, But Move Could Increase Workers Comp Claims Retail giant Walmart recently announced that the company planned to raise health care costs for 1.3...
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