Workers' Compensation News
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Worker's Negligent Supervision Claim | 06/21/2023 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a worker’s claim of negligent supervision for failure to protect her from assault and battery by her supervisor was barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Iowa Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
| Entertainment Company Fined $109,375 for Fatal Fireworks Explosion | 06/13/2023 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined a Florida entertainment company $109,375 for violations it says contributed to a December 2022 explosion that killed four workers and sent a fifth worker to the hospital. ...Read More | |||
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Emergency COVID Order Tolls Time for Worker to Request Hearing | 06/06/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the five-year statutory deadline for a worker to request a hearing on her claim was tolled by the statewide judicial emergency orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Avoid Additional Premium Calculated by Carrier After Audit | 06/02/2023 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned a trial judge’s finding that an employer did not owe the additional premiums calculated by his insurance carrier after auditing his tax returns and list of subcontractors. ...Read More | |||
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Evidence of Visit to Authorized Treating Physician Not Enough to Toll Statute of Limitations | 06/05/2023 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a worker’s visit to a carrier-authorized provider by itself, without proof that the visit was in connection with care for a compensable injury, is not enough to demonstrate tolling of the statute of limitations for her to file a new petition for benefits...Read More | |||
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Employer's Notice of Medical-Only Compensation Payable Serves to Revoke Prior NTCP | 05/31/2023 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer’s notice of temporary compensation payable was properly amended when the employer issued a notice of medical-only compensation payable to the worker. ...Read More | |||
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Estate Gets Benefits for Worker's Death Days After Surgery for Compensable Injury | 05/31/2023 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker who died two days after surgery for a job-related injury. ...Read More | |||
| Exclusive Remedy Didn't Bar Paralegal's Claims for Assault, Battery, Against Attorney Employer | 05/22/2023 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court revived a paralegal’s claims against an attorney colleague for assault and battery, then granted summary judgment in his favor. ...Read More | |||
| Excess Insurance Carrier Had No Duty to Contribute to Settlement of Worker's Intentional Tort Claim | 05/19/2023 | ||
| State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court granted summary judgment to an excess insurance carrier, finding it had no obligation to contribute to the settlement of an injured worker’s intentional tort claim. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Witness Properly Stricken Due to Failure to Timely Disclose Identity | 05/12/2023 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld a decision to strike an employer’s witness due to failure to timely disclose her identity prior to trial. ...Read More | |||
