Workers' Compensation

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The Sharing Economy’s Impact on Workers’ Compensation and the Future of the Workplace
Posted on 29 Mar 2016 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

As sharing industries grow, the insurance industry must grow alongside them By Ryan Benharris, Esq. The Sharing Economy’s Impact on Workers’ Compensation was front and center on the second day of the 32nd WCRI Annual Issues &... Read More

Tags: gig , sharing economy , independent contractors , misclassification , airbnb , temporary employment , Uber

California WCAB May Lack Jurisdiction Where Out-of-State Football Player Plays a Single Game in California
Posted on 27 Apr 2012 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has recently issued two noteworthy panel decisions related to the WCAB’s subject matter jurisdiction in which the professional football player claimed cumulative trauma but played only a single... Read More

Tags: football player , California Workers Compensation Appeals Board , reciprocity , Cleveland Browns , Ohio workers' compensation , Jurisdiction , professional athletes , football , NFL , temporary employment , Cincinnati Bengals , subject matter jurisdiction

California WCAB May Lack Jurisdiction Where Out-of-State Football Player Plays a Single Game in California
Posted on 27 Apr 2012 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has recently issued two noteworthy panel decisions related to the WCAB’s subject matter jurisdiction in which the professional football player claimed cumulative trauma but played only a single... Read More

Tags: football player , California Workers Compensation Appeals Board , reciprocity , Cleveland Browns , Jurisdiction , Ohio workers' compensation , professional athletes , football , NFL , temporary employment , Cincinnati Bengals , subject matter jurisdiction

Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter (7/21/2011) – Lake Erie Jolly Roger Restaurant Company Owner Lets Workers’ Compensation Coverage Lapse
Posted on 22 Jul 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Newsroom Fraud Team

Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers' comp fraud. Just like a police blotter, our workers' comp fraud blotter lists recent arrests, charges, convictions and... Read More

Tags: disability , lapse , independent contractors , workers’ compensation coverage , workers’ compensation fraud , misclassification , malicious prosecution , double dipping , robbery , temporary employment