Where a Red Cross volunteer sustained injuries as she loaded her private auto with volunteer materials, there could be no recovery for workers’ compensation benefits since there was no actual employer-employee relationship between the volunteer and the charity...
Reversing a decision by a lower court, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that a volunteer firefighter, injured in the line of duty, need not show that she actually lost wages due to the injury in order to qualify for temporary disability benefits. While the...
In a case presenting an issue of first impression in Maine—whether a mileage reimbursement to a “volunteer” can constitute remuneration when it is significant enough to exceed the volunteer's immediate expenditures—and therefore establish that the driver is...
A volunteer at a Roman Catholic church, who on occasion helped distribute the Eucharistic elements, may not sue the church in tort for injuries that she sustained when she tripped and fell over an exposed power cord near the church altar; her negligence action...
By Richard B. Rubenstein, Esq. Assembly Bill 3401, signed into law on November 14, 2016, mandates that workers’ compensation carriers and third-party administrators adopt a method for processing electronic bills for medical treatment rendered on New Jersey workers...
A New York appellate court held that substantial evidence supported a determination by the state Board that claimant had made false statements on a questionnaire for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits [see N.Y. Work. Comp. Law §...
This list of recent noteworthy cases was compiled by Keith J. Kasper of McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Buchard, PC. The Voice of The Department, Ellen Gonyaw, the receptionist, has retired after almost 9 years to move to Maine to open a campground...
While California Labor Code § 4458.2 provides maximum indemnity levels to volunteer peace officers that sustain certain work-related injuries, the provision does not apply to regularly sworn, salaried peace officers, held the Supreme Court of California. Accordingly...
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NCOIL Conference to Address Physician Repackaging, Volunteer Firefighters, Migrant Workers . PCI Announces 2012 State Advocacy Priorities, Need to Combat Rising WC Costs . National Drug Abuse Summit to Be Held April 10-12, Orlando, FL . CDC Posts...