Story originally appeared in MYDailyNews.com.
Television star Tina Fey was hit with a $79,000 judgment by the New York State Workers Compensation Board in court documents posted this week in Manhattan court, but the “Bossypants” author insisted Friday that she is up to date with her payments to the state. Tina may need the services of a San Francisco Workers Compensation Lawyer that specializes in workers comp claims in California.
Court papers show that the state sent Fey a bill in February indicating that she owed the $79,000 for a period covering Nov. 20, 2012 through Feb. 2, 2014.
The bill was sent to 125 W. 55 St.
An aide said that is the address of Fey’s accountant, who moved out of those offices six years ago.
Fey’s spokeswoman Cara Tripicchio said the “30 Rock” star “has proper and current insurance covering all employees and at no time has worker's compensation payment lapsed.
“The confusion seems to be a result of a clerical error with the NYS WC Board,” she said.
“They have been sending notifications to an old address for an accountant that moved offices almost six years ago.”
Tripicchio said state officials could have “avoided this unnecessary situation,” if they had just requested “verification of paperwork, that does exist and is readily available” to prove Fey has a current insurance policy on her employees.
There was no immediate response to Fey's claim from the governor's press office.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Workers Comp Ruling Favors Tom Tupa
by Peak Positions
Original article appeared in the Associated Press
Maryland's highest court ruled Wednesday in favor of NFL punter Tom Tupa. Tupa sought help from a Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer. Tupa suffered a career-ending back injury while warming up for a pre-season game in 2005. The court rejected the idea that football injuries should not be considered accidental because of the rough nature of the sport.
Tupa's injury happened "out of and in the course of (his) employment," the Maryland Court of Appeals said in its 16-page opinion.
"He was warming up for a game when he landed awkwardly and thereafter sought immediate medical treatment," the judge for the case wrote in the opinion. "Ample evidence was presented to show that Tupa suffered a compensable accidental injury during the course of his employment." Workers Compensation Insurance prevents costly trials.
The team and insurers argued that Tupa's injury was not an accidental personal injury within the meaning of Maryland's workers' compensation law. An Atlanta Workers Compensation Lawyer can help negotiate settlements with insurance companies.
The court rejected that argument.
"I don't think that clubs are now able to argue that, since football is a hazardous employment, players don't get workers' compensation benefits," said an attorney for the injured player. Contact a Hackensack Personal Injury Lawyer if you have been injured in a workplace enviornment.
The 46-year-old Tupa played 18 seasons in the NFL for seven teams from 1988 to 2005. He never played again after the injury, which happened in Landover, Md.
The team and insurers argued that the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission did not have jurisdiction over Tupa's claim, because he was contractually bound to bring it in Virginia, where the Redskins are headquartered. The court, however, cited case law that found Maryland's workers' compensation law can apply to an employee's claim, despite language in a contract saying otherwise.
An NFL spokesman says the league hasn't seen the lawsuit and couldn't comment. A portion of the collective bargaining agreement does deal specifically with the filing of worker's compensation claims.
Tupa fell down after a punt during warm-ups and felt a sharp pain in his lower back at a pre-season game on Aug. 19, 2005. He described the pain as a "jarring" sensation, sought immediate medical attention and received medication, according to court documents.
Tupa filed for benefits because of his back injury in May 2006 with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, a claim he later withdrew.
He filed with the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission in March 2007. The team and its insurer challenged Tupa's claim on the issues of jurisdiction, whether the injury was an accidental and whether his disability was related to the injury in August 2005.
In 2008, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission held a hearing on the contested claim, and it decided in March that year that it could exercise jurisdiction over Tupa's claim. Tupa was awarded temporary partial disability benefits and medical expenses. The team and its insurer then went to court and requested a trial by jury, which decided Tupa had sustained an accidental injury and that his disability was connected to the accidental on-field injury.
The state's intermediate appellate court agreed with the commission and the jury's initial findings.
Original article appeared in the Associated Press
Maryland's highest court ruled Wednesday in favor of NFL punter Tom Tupa. Tupa sought help from a Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyer. Tupa suffered a career-ending back injury while warming up for a pre-season game in 2005. The court rejected the idea that football injuries should not be considered accidental because of the rough nature of the sport.
Tupa's injury happened "out of and in the course of (his) employment," the Maryland Court of Appeals said in its 16-page opinion.
"He was warming up for a game when he landed awkwardly and thereafter sought immediate medical treatment," the judge for the case wrote in the opinion. "Ample evidence was presented to show that Tupa suffered a compensable accidental injury during the course of his employment." Workers Compensation Insurance prevents costly trials.
The team and insurers argued that Tupa's injury was not an accidental personal injury within the meaning of Maryland's workers' compensation law. An Atlanta Workers Compensation Lawyer can help negotiate settlements with insurance companies.
The court rejected that argument.
"I don't think that clubs are now able to argue that, since football is a hazardous employment, players don't get workers' compensation benefits," said an attorney for the injured player. Contact a Hackensack Personal Injury Lawyer if you have been injured in a workplace enviornment.
The 46-year-old Tupa played 18 seasons in the NFL for seven teams from 1988 to 2005. He never played again after the injury, which happened in Landover, Md.
The team and insurers argued that the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission did not have jurisdiction over Tupa's claim, because he was contractually bound to bring it in Virginia, where the Redskins are headquartered. The court, however, cited case law that found Maryland's workers' compensation law can apply to an employee's claim, despite language in a contract saying otherwise.
An NFL spokesman says the league hasn't seen the lawsuit and couldn't comment. A portion of the collective bargaining agreement does deal specifically with the filing of worker's compensation claims.
Tupa fell down after a punt during warm-ups and felt a sharp pain in his lower back at a pre-season game on Aug. 19, 2005. He described the pain as a "jarring" sensation, sought immediate medical attention and received medication, according to court documents.
Tupa filed for benefits because of his back injury in May 2006 with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, a claim he later withdrew.
He filed with the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission in March 2007. The team and its insurer challenged Tupa's claim on the issues of jurisdiction, whether the injury was an accidental and whether his disability was related to the injury in August 2005.
In 2008, the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission held a hearing on the contested claim, and it decided in March that year that it could exercise jurisdiction over Tupa's claim. Tupa was awarded temporary partial disability benefits and medical expenses. The team and its insurer then went to court and requested a trial by jury, which decided Tupa had sustained an accidental injury and that his disability was connected to the accidental on-field injury.
The state's intermediate appellate court agreed with the commission and the jury's initial findings.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Workers Compensation Payout
First appeared on Yahoo! News
A federal judge has approved American International Group Inc's $450 million settlement with rival insurers to end litigation accusing AIG of underreporting premiums on workers' compensation policies.
AIG will make the payment after rivals accused it of understating its market share in workers compensation to state insurance regulators, allowing it to shortchange state insurance pools by making lower contributions. Rivals claimed the understatements dated back to the 1980s.
Many states require firms that sell workers compensation insurance to also fund pools to cover injuries for workers at companies that cannot obtain coverage on the open market, in some cases because their jobs are too risky. Its unfair to make these people resort to a Hackensack Personal Injury Lawyer, but they are there to help.
District Judge Robert Gettleman in Chicago approved the AIG settlement on December 21, calling it "fair, reasonable, and adequate."
Final approval will take effect when Gettleman issues an opinion addressing a variety of issues in the case, the judge wrote.
Liberty Mutual Group had opposed the settlement, saying it concealed the true nature of AIG's underreporting and the resulting damages.
A Liberty Mutual spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
AIG last December agreed to pay $146.5 million in fines, taxes and assessments in a settlement with all 50 U.S. states over alleged workers compensation reporting errors.
The case is Safeco Insurance Co of America et al v. American International Group Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, No. 09-02026.
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