Workers’ Compensation Court News

No Contempt for Rhode Island Lawyer Cited for Interrupting Judge

A Workers’ Compensation Court judge has agreed to not cite a lawyer for criminal contempt for interrupting her earlier this month. The Providence Journal reports that Stephen J. Dennis spent an hour in a courthouse jail cell Sept. 3 after …

Oklahoma Senate Panel Approves Workers’ Comp Change

A bill to convert Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Court into an administrative system cleared its first hurdle and is now headed to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8-2 Tuesday for the 260-page Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act …