Workers' Compensation News
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Employer's Parent Company Shares Civil Immunity for Sawmill Worker's Fatal Accident | 05/27/2022 | |
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| State: AR | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled that the parent company of a worker’s direct employer was immune from civil liability for his fatal on-the-job accident. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Can't Withhold Payments From Worker for Failure to File Form | 05/25/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the imposition of a penalty for an employer’s failure to pay benefits to an injured employee despite the employee’s failure to file a wage and benefit reporting form. ...Read More | |||
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Elevator Mechanic's Fatal Accident Doesn't Fall Within Ambit of Labor Law | 05/23/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law claim for an elevator mechanic’s fatal accident should have been dismissed, since his death was not caused by the force of gravity, but by the normal operation of the elevator. ...Read More | |||
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Enlyte Names Steve Laudermilch EVP of Mitchell Casualty Solutions Group | 05/18/2022 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Enlyte Group, the San Diego-based parent brand of Mitchell, Genex and Coventry, on Tuesday announced that Steve Laudermilch has joined the company from Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. to serve as executive vice president and general manager of Mitchell International’s Casualty Soluti...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Modify Worker's Status After 104 Weeks of Benefits | 05/17/2022 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the state was entitled to modification of a worker’s disability benefits from total to partial after he collected 104 weeks of salary continuation benefits following an industrial injury. ...Read More | |||
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Electrician Who Fell in Hole Can't Proceed With Labor Law Claim | 05/16/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of an electrician’s Labor Law claim for his injuries from allegedly falling in a hole while performing streetlight maintenance for his employer. ...Read More | |||
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Employer's Assignor Can't Get Coverage Under Insurance Policy | 05/16/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s assignor was not entitled to summary judgment on its claim seeking coverage under the assignor’s insurance policy. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Hospital Worker's Allegations Cast as Discrimination Claims | 05/13/2022 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s complaints alleging claims of employment discrimination, finding they were more appropriately treated as allegations of bad faith processing of her workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Gets Dismissal of Indemnification Claim; Worker's Claims Against Property Owner Proceed | 04/22/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to dismissal of a property owner’s claims for common-law indemnification and contribution for an employee’s injuries, and that the property owner was not entitled to dismissal of the worker’s Labor Law claims against...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Worker's Action Against Grocery Store | 04/20/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s tort claim against a grocery store she had previously identified as her employer in a workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
