Workers' Compensation News
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Attorneys Ask High Court to Assess Validity of SIB Rules
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11/22/2023
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Attorneys are asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether the Division of Workers’ Compensation is violating the law by awarding supplemental income benefits to some injured workers who didn’t submit a copy of job applications.
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ALJ Can Rely on Regulatory Preamble to Reject Expert Opinions
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11/10/2023
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A federal appellate court ruled that an administrative law judge properly relied on the preamble to the Department of Labor's regulatory definition of pneumoconiosis in finding a coal miner’s widow was entitled to compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act.
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ALJ Violates Worker's Due Process Rights
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11/09/2023
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State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge violated a worker’s due process rights in addressing the compensability of a knee injury when that issue had not been presented for adjudication.
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Administrative Trial Starts in NLRB Action Over Student Athletes
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11/08/2023
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Administrative proceedings on a National Labor Relations Board complaint alleging that the National Collegiate Athletics Association, the PAC-12 conference and the University of Southern California have not properly classified student athletes as employees.
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Assessment Rate to Decrease by 6%
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11/03/2023
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The workers’ compensation assessment rate will decrease by 6% in 2024 saving New York employers more than $50 million, according to a statement from the Workers’ Compensation Board.
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Attorney Who Mishandled Comp Settlement Loses Law License
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10/31/2023
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Kentucky Supreme Court last week yanked a Louisville attorney’s law license for mishandling a workers’ compensation matter and a Social Security disability benefit claim for two different clients.
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Agent Accused of Pocketing Comp Premiums
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10/24/2023
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Department of Insurance announced that an agent in Laguna Beach was arraigned Monday on 27 felony counts for allegedly stealing $62,000 in premiums from at least 10 businesses.
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