Workers' Compensation News
| Court Upholds Safety Citations, Penalties, against Vineyard for Worker's Fatal ATV Accident | 10/06/2021 | ||
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| A California appellate court upheld the assessment of safety citations and penalties against a vineyard operator arising from a worker’s fatal accident while operating an all-terrain vehicle. ...Read More | |||
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CopperPoint Insurance Cos. Names Dawn Jaffray CFO | 10/06/2021 | |
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| CopperPoint Insurance Cos. appointed Dawn Jaffray as chief financial officer effective Oct. 11. Jaffray brings more than 28 years of financi...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Unscheduled PPD Award to Worker with Ruptured Knee Tendon | 10/05/2021 | ||
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| The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld an unscheduled award of permanent partial disability benefits to a worker who ruptured his quadriceps tendon. ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Worker's Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Claims | 10/04/2021 | |
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| A California appellate court revived an injured worker’s claims for disability discrimination and wrongful termination. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Revives Whistleblower Claims by Former Corrections Employees | 10/04/2021 | |
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| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals revived a Whistleblower Protection Act claim by four former Department of Corrections employees who allegedly suffered retaliation for refusing to engage in, and objecting to, unlawful treatment of two other workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Summary Judgment for Defendants in Labor Law Action | 10/04/2021 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that the defendants in a Labor Law claim had not been entitled to summary judgment, since there was a triable issue as to whether the injured worker had been exposed to “a risk arising from a physically significant elevation differential.” ...Read More | |||
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Car Wash Owners Arraigned for Alleged $3.6M Comp Fraud Scheme | 10/01/2021 | |
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| Two businessmen are accused of underreporting more than $3.6 million in payroll to reduce their company's workers' compensation premium by $369,210. ...Read More | |||
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Comp Underwriting Profits Top Property/Casualty Lines in 2020 | 10/01/2021 | |
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| Workers' compensation held its reign over other property/casualty lines on underwriting profits in 2020, A.M. Best reported Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Cal/OSHA's Reach Expands for Enterprise-Wide Violations | 09/30/2021 | |
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| California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law a bill that creates two new categories of workplace safety violations under the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health: “enterprise-wide” and “egregious.” ...Read More | |||
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Carrier Can't Disqualify Counsel for Third-Party Tortfeasor | 09/29/2021 | |
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| A California appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not disqualify the attorneys representing a third-party tortfeasor based on a purported conflict created by the firm’s prior representation. ...Read More | |||
