A Spokane Valley, WA, man faces fraud charges after authorities say he used the last names of Seattle Seahawk players when filling out fake workers’ comp injury reports to get painkillers. The Washington Attorney General’s office says Jeffory Leonard Mock Jr. had a pattern when he faked names on workers’ comp claim forms. The first …
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Slipped and fell while walking to punch in: Will he get workers’ comp?
An employee is walking toward a time clock to punch in when he slips, falls and injures his back. He files for workers’ comp. Did a court award it? Ronnie Nabors was working for Continental Construction Co. which was helping to build a power plant near Blytheville, Arkansas. Continental was one of several subcontractors on …
No Workers’ Comp Because Having Gun Held to Your Head is Part of Job?
State laws and court rulings have opened the door for workers’ comp benefits for psychological injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite that, this employer tried to deny benefits to an employee because being a victim of an armed robbery was part of the job. Gregory Kochanowicz was the manager of a PA Liquor …
Is Stack of Boxes a Workplace Hazard? Workers’ Comp Depends on Answer
In some states, workers’ comp won’t provide disability coverage if an employee’s injury resulted from a hazard that regularly occurs outside the workplace. That’s why in this case, defining what is and what isn’t a workplace hazard determined whether an employee received benefits. Elizabeth Wilson worked as a manager at a Dollar Tree store in …
Bitten by Dog While on Smoke Break: Will he get Workers’ Comp?
A restaurant cook was taking a smoke break when he was bitten by a co-worker’s dog. The restaurant denied the cook’s workers’ comp claim. How did a court rule in this case? Sean Sovern worked one day a week as a line cook at the 1912 Hoover House Restaurant in Waynesboro, PA. He also had …
He did What to try to get Workers’ Comp?
Some employees will go to great lengths to fake an injury and claim workers’ comp. In this case, the worker even damaged company property in his effort. Glenn Jones of Cleveland has pleaded guilty to filing a false workers’ compensation claim, a first-degree misdemeanor. Security video shows Jones stomped on the floor to create a …
Did Boss’s Bullying Cause PTSD? Will Employee Get Workers’ Comp?
A manager told an employee he’d “shave her dog, sugar her gas tank and burn her house down.” The boss thought the employee was gossiping to his wife about an alleged improper relationship. How did all this turn into a workers’ comp case? Jo Dean Nuchols worked as a secretary for Bount County, TN, Sheriff …
Alleged affair leads to failed murder-for hire: Workers’ comp for PTSD?
This case provides a reminder that if something at work worsens an employee’s pre-existing condition, the employer may be on the hook to provide workers’ comp benefits. This includes all sorts of injuries, including mental ones. Arthur Mosley, an employee of a Hannaford Brothers Co. supermarket in New York, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …
Positive Test for Alcohol, Cocaine and Pot, But Still Got Workers Comp
An employee says while he was working on a roof, he stood up to brush off some ants when he fell through the roof, suffering serious injuries. Blood and urine tests came back positive for alcohol and illegal drugs. Why did he get workers’ comp? Norman Gideon was replacing a roof on an old house for Yost …