Workers' Compensation News
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Roofing Contractor Fined $501k for Willful Fall Exposures | 04/18/2022 | |
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| State: ME | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued three egregious willful citations, five serious citations and one other-than-serious citation to an Augusta, Maine-based contractor for willfully exposing employees to fall hazards. ...Read More | |||
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Restitution Order Against Defendant Cannot Stand | 04/05/2022 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge erred in imposing restitution against a defendant without any evidence that the amounts corresponded to fee schedule rates. ...Read More | |||
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Registration Opens for Comp Conference | 04/05/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation is accepting registration for the 2022 Texas Workers’ Compensation Conference in Austin. ...Read More | |||
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Reinisch Wilson Weier Holding Comp Webinars in April | 04/04/2022 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Injured worker | |||
| Workers’ compensation defense firm Reinisch Wilson Weier PC is hosting free webinars in April covering topics that include joint injuries, new independent medical examiner rules and spinal conditions. ...Read More | |||
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Reserve Officer Pays $5.2M in Outstanding Premiums but Still Owes $8.56M | 03/30/2022 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former sheriff’s reserve officer accused of underreporting payroll at his Southern California security company has paid $5.2 million in restitution for unpaid workers’ compensation premiums but still owes another $8.56 million. ...Read More | |||
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Requests to Reprocess COVID-19 Claims Due June 14 | 03/24/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation said injured worker requests to reprocess denied claims for COVID-19 are due June 14. Sena...Read More | |||
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Roofer Who Fell Through Chimney Opening Gets Summary Judgment on Claim | 03/24/2022 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a roofer should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from falling through a hole that had been cut for the installation of a chimney. ...Read More | |||
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Ruling Bars Suit After COVID Death, Highlights Worker Safety Concerns | 03/17/2022 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A recent federal court ruling holding that a migrant farmworker’s death from COVID-19 fell within the scope of workers' compensation law is part of a growing body of rulings that bar liability lawsuits related to the pandemic against employers. ...Read More | |||
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Roofing Contractor Fined Again for Safety Violations | 03/11/2022 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Appleton, Wisconsin-based contractor was again cited for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards after a U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector observed six roofers atop a two-story duplex on Nov. 2, 2021, about six months after the contracto...Read More | |||
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Reinsurance Group Announces Surplus Distribution | 03/11/2022 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Minnesota's Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association announced that it will dole out $600 million to the state's insurers, self-insurers and policyholders, a result of reduced claims projections and inv...Read More | |||
