Workers' Compensation News
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Subcontractor Can't Seek Indemnification for Damages Paid to Workers | 07/31/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a subcontractor could not seek common-law indemnification from the general contractor overseeing a construction project where two employees were injured. ...Read More | |||
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State Fraud Investigators Using More Online Tools to Check for Compliance | 07/30/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| While field investigations have ground to a halt, some state workers' compensation agencies are now using internet tools to examine coverage compliance by employers, regulators said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Special Disability Fund Has No Liability to Carrier Due to Lack of Evidence | 07/29/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier that failed to submit medical evidence in support of its claim is not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Reclassified Worker's Benefits | 07/24/2020 | |
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| State: ND | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the Workforce Safety and Insurance Fund properly terminated an injured worker’s benefits based on evidence that he ought to have been classified as a sheet metal worker at the time of his injury and that he was capable of returning to work. ...Read More | |||
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Security Guard Can't Proceed With Tort Claim Against Employer's Client | 07/24/2020 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that a security guard could not proceed with a tort claim against his employer’s client for alleged injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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State Cites Walmart for Additional COVID Safety Violations | 07/27/2020 | |
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| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nevada workplace safety regulators fined Walmart $12,145 for violations of COVID-19 health and safety requirements at a store in Las Vegas. The s...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis | 07/23/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a worker is not entitled to an award for his occupational pneumoconiosis based on a finding that he had no pulmonary function impairment. ...Read More | |||
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SIF's Combined Ratio Up in Sign of Times for Industry, S&P Reports | 07/23/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New York State Insurance Fund, the largest writer of workers' compensation in the state, saw earned premiums drop significantly during the pandemic, driving up its second-quarter combined ratio sharply. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Additional Benefits | 07/22/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the denial of additional disability benefits to a self-employed worker who alleged a worsening of his condition. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Overturns Denial of Benefits | 07/21/2020 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a denial of benefits for a worker’s hand injury from an alleged accident that happened during a work conditioning program. ...Read More | |||
