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Board Must Revisit Calculation of Worker's SLU Award 07/13/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A New York appellate court ordered the Workers’ Compensation Board to revisit its decision to offset a worker’s schedule loss of use from a shoulder injury by his prior SLUs for elbow injuries. ...Read More
 
 

Berkshire Hathaway Names Danny Engell SVP, Chief Underwriting and Analytics Officer 07/12/2022
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. announced the appointment of Danny Engell to serve as senior vice president and chief underwriting and analytics officer for its workers’ compensation division. ...Read More
 
 
Bill Would End COVID Immunity for Employers 06/13/2022
State: MI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Michigan lawmakers will consider a bill that would expire the legal immunity given to employers that follow workplace safety regulations and whose employees contract COVID-19. ...Read More
 
 

BWC Hosts Public Forum Today 06/01/2022
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors is hosting a public forum in Cambridge today. Board members will discuss ...Read More
 
 

BWC Admin. Reappoints Judge Joshua Baker 05/19/2022
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Administrator Abbie Hudgens reappointed Joshua Davis Baker to the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims. ...Read More
 
 

Business Owners Arraigned on Fraud Charges 05/18/2022
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The California Department of Insurance announced that three business owners were arraigned on charges that they conspired to illegally lower their workers’ compensation premiums by more than $125,000. ...Read More
 
 

Bouncer Gets Award of Civil Damages for Gunshot Wound Inflicted by Colleague 05/10/2022
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
A Texas appellate court upheld an award of damages to a bouncer against his non-subscribing employer for his injuries from being shot by a co-worker who had come to the club as a patron. ...Read More
 
 

Board Properly Vacates Commissioner's Rulings Due to 'Unorthodox' Manner of Addressing Evidence 05/05/2022
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that the Compensation Review Board properly vacated the findings of a commissioner on the extent and cause of an injured worker’s disability due to her "unorthodox" manner of addressing the evidence. ...Read More
 
 

Board Errs in Denying Review of Claim 04/29/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board abused its discretion in denying review of a worker’s claim challenge because he failed to submit two copies of his application. ...Read More
 
 

Bill Would Make Lyme Disease an Occupational Illness 04/28/2022
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
New York lawmakers are considering a proposal that would make Lyme disease an occupational illness under state workers’ compensation law. ...Read More
 
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