Workers' Compensation News
Employer Not Liable for Death Benefits for Employee's Fatal Shooting | 02/07/2023 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer was not liable for death benefits for the fatal shooting of an employee by her boyfriend at her workplace. ...Read More | |||
Experts ID Tips for Managing Chronic Pain | 01/27/2023 | ||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
One of the best ways to mitigate chronic pain issues in workers’ compensation is to keep people working, industry experts said in a special report by WorkCompCentral. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Get Credit for Payments Made to Injured Worker Pursuant to CBA, Comp Act | 01/20/2023 | ||
State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a denial of an employer’s claim for credits based on the payments it made to an injured employee pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and the Workers' Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
Exclusive Remedy Prevents Bus Driver From Seeking Damages | 01/19/2023 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a county employee was barred by the exclusive remedy of the Workers’ Compensation Law from pursuing a civil suit against a co-employee who was allegedly at fault for an accident. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Enforce Terms of Settlement Reached Without Client's Consent | 01/18/2023 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to summary judgment enforcing the terms of a settlement it had negotiated with a worker’s attorney when the worker denied that the attorney had the authority to accept the proposed deal. ...Read More | |||
Employer Not Liable For Injuries Allegedly Caused by Worker's Use of Equipment | 01/13/2023 | ||
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Texas appellate court ruled that a worker’s employer was not liable for injuries allegedly caused by an employee’s unauthorized use of its equipment at his home. ...Read More | |||
Enacted Budget Bill Includes Warehouse Worker Safety Provisions | 01/10/2023 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a budget bill Monday that included provisions addressing the increasingly popular topic of reducing injuries among warehouse workers. ...Read More | |||
Employer Not Barred From Contesting Claim It Never Received in Mail | 01/06/2023 | ||
State: CT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that an employer who never received the mailed notice of an employee’s claim could not be barred from presenting a defense despite its failure to respond within the statutorily allotted 28 days. ...Read More | |||
Employee Can Receive Supplemental Earnings Benefits After Voluntary Retirement | 12/19/2022 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a former employee can claim and receive supplemental earnings benefits after retirement, even if he admitted that his retirement was an independent decision and not related to the injury. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Offset Payments Through Credit Against Benefits for Later Injury | 12/19/2022 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer cannot offset an overpayment of workers' compensation benefits paid for one work-related injury through a credit against an award of benefits for a subsequent work injury. ...Read More | |||