Florida gov. appoints three workers compensation judges
- Ron DeSantis named three appointments to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims.
- Jill Jacobs, of Satellite Beach, will serve as a Judge of Compensation Claims, He has served as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Palm Beach since 2015.
- Lourdes Sancerni, of Gainesville, was named a Judge of Compensation Claims. She served as a Senior Associate Attorney at Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele, LLP, since 2013.
- Barbara Case, of North Palm Beach, will serve as a Judge of Compensation Claims. Case has served as President of The Law Office of Barbara Kay Case, Pa., since 2013.
Lawsuit filed in Alabama over teachers’ injury compensation
- The Alabama Education Association filed a lawsuit on behalf of four education employees, alleging that the state is failing to follow established guidelines for worker’s compensation.
- The AEA also alleges the Alabama State Board of Adjustment and the Alabama State Department of Education are subjecting teachers and education employees to an arbitrary system.
- The AEA also claims that the BOA is violating the laws by not following standard workers’ compensation guidelines as required by the state legislature since 1994.
- The lawsuit doesn’t seek compensation but wants both BOA and ALSDE to comply with the Alabama Workers Compensation Act.
Subway restaurant employee killed
- A Subway restaurant worker was killed and a second employee was hospitalized after a customer opened fire inside the business because of a dispute over mayonnaise.
- The customer reportedly complained about the mayonnaise and then escalated the situation by pulling a gun.
- The female employee was shot and died in front of her young son, who was inside the store.
- A manager returned fire during the incident but missed the suspect.
The family of dead Michigan worker gets money from car dealership, not owner
- A Jeep dealership in Rochester Hills, Mich., agreed to a settlement with the family of a mechanic who filed a $15 million lawsuit after he was killed on the job.
- The victim’s family also sued the owner of the car, but they have yet to receive any money from the legal action.
- Under Michigan law, if someone is injured or killed and a vehicle is involved, the owner of the car is responsible.
- There were no criminal charges filed in the workers’ death.