A recent report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) shows that workers’ comp costs for injured workers aged 65 and older are generally lower than younger employees because older employees are paid less. Although workers aged 65 and older make up a small share of employment and injury…
A federal jury awarded more than $1.9 million in pay and $3.5 million in compensation for emotional stress to two scientists who said they were let go from their jobs at a Pennsylvania chemical producer because of their age. The men were 2 of 29 employees, all over the age…
We recently read a story on the StClairRecord.com about an Illinois man who claims his former employer fired him after he filed for workers’ compensation benefits. The man, who had worked at his place of employment for 10 years, filed an Illinois workers’ compensation claim after being injured on the…
In November, the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board overturned a ruling by a workers’ compensation judge to allow the Workers’ Compensation Act to apply to employees who are injured when they are transported by their employer from their place of business to the work site. The Appeals Board heard the…
Employees of seven of Philadelphia’s largest health systems are suing their employers, claiming they were not compensated for working through unpaid lunch breaks. The seven health systems include the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the Jefferson Health System, Temple University Health System, Mercy Health System, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Abington…
As the U.S. economy struggles to survive, states across the nation are looking at all available avenues for bringing in revenue. In an article on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (www.mpbn.net), it is estimated that the state of Maine is losing more than $40 million dollars a year in tax…
Like any insurance coverage, reporting more workplace injuries can result in higher costs to employers for their workers’ compensation coverage. Now the results of a recent investigation by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration suggest that employers are discouraged from reporting workplace injuries…
On Oct. 2, FedEx Ground drivers in New York, New Jersey, and Montana delivered a complaint to FedEx Ground Package System Inc. in Moon Township, PA, regarding their classification as independent drivers rather than employees. An article in the Memphis Business Journal reported that the complaint, filed by the State…
Attorney David Miller and Attorney Michael J. O’Connor gave a presentation to members of United Steel Workers (USW) District 10 on Sept. 22 at Linden Hall in Dawson, PA. The annual Workers’ Compensation seminar attracted USW union leaders from across the state. The attorneys answered questions, ranging from workers’ rights…
The job of a workers’ compensation claims investigator is to discredit the injured worker’s claim for disability compensation. Under the laws of Pennsylvania, an insurance company may legally hire an investigator to perform surveillance on an injured worker. The surveillance is conducted in an attempt to catch the injured worker…