Workers' Compensation News
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Court Revives Declaratory Judgment Action on Pharmacy's Ability to Seek Payment | 06/24/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a trial court justice should not have dismissed a worker’s declaratory judgment action seeking a determination of whether a pharmacy can seek payment of a prescription bill from the responsible party in a plenary proceeding. ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Denial of Benefits for Worker Injured in Lunch Break Fall | 06/24/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed its prior decision denying benefits to a worker who fell while she was on her lunch break. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Unanimously Passes Presumption, Salary Continuation Measures | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee unanimously passed measures that would allow California state firefighters to receive salary continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability and create a presumption that skin cancer is compensable for the state’s park range...Read More | |||
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Change in Definition for PTD From Head Injuries Applies Retroactively | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: VT | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that a 2014 amendment to the statutory definition of permanent total disability from a head injury applies retroactively. ...Read More | |||
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CVC Capital Partners Invests in ExamWorks | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners announced that it signed an agreement to buy a majority interest in ExamWorks. “The company's cu...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Names Alan Ogilvie Executive Vice President | 06/23/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. announced the promotion of Alan Ogilvie to executive vice president. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds TTD Award to worker who Refused Light-Duty Job Offer | 06/22/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to mandamus relief overturning an award of benefits to a worker who had refused an offer of light-duty employment. ...Read More | |||
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Church Mutual Announces Plans for Downtown Milwaukee Location | 06/22/2021 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Church Mutual Insurance Co. on Monday announced plans to open a new location in its home state of Wisconsin, according to a news release. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Belated Denial of Benefits for Family of Worker who Died of Injuries from Crash | 06/21/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to the family of a truck driver who died from injuries he sustained in a crash while he was under the influence of drugs. ...Read More | |||
| Court Overturns Summary Judgment on Liability for Worker's Slip-and-Fall at Construction Site | 06/21/2021 | ||
| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should not have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his slip-and-fall accident. ...Read More | |||
