Worker’s Compensation – May 24, 2012

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/16/2012

In Smitter v Thornapple Township, Case No. 144354, the Court granted leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeals. The Court previously had considered an application for leave to appeal an earlier order from the...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 4/20/2012

The Sixth Circuit has held that a group of transportation workers have a property right in their entitlement to workers' compensation benefits under Michigan law, and that the denial of their workers' compensation claims may...more

by Clio on 4/19/2012

Meet Jason Kohlmeyer, a founding partner of the Rosengren Kohlmeyer Law Office, based in the region hub of Mankato, Minnesota. Learn how he transitioned from a Minnesota-large law firm to his own small law practice, and how...more

by Ryan Venables on 4/11/2011

Duty to Accommodate in Policing in Relation to Drug Use/Addition of Police Officers. A Comparative Look at the Decisions of Hall, Kelly, and Vaughan-Evans....more

by Collins & Collins, P.C. on 12/23/2010

People are often injured at work. In fact, in 2007 alone, there were almost 4 million work related injuries over 5000 of which were fatal. On many occasions, these injuries are caused by individuals outside the injured...more

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 7/26/2010

A class that could include as many as 6,900 Wal-Mart employees in Colorado is suing the retailer and its insurers in federal court for conspiring to interfere with their workers' compensation-related medical treatment....more

by Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C. on 10/26/2009

An inactive state board charged with investigating employee misclassification and workers’ compensation fraud is set to reconvene next month. The Hartford Business Journal reports that Attorney General Richard Blumenthal...more