Workers' Compensation News
| Carrier Can't Get Declaratory Judgment on Duty to Defend Insureds in Suit Over Comp Policy | 06/16/2023 | ||
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| A federal appellate court ruled that a district judge properly dismissed an insurance carrier’s request for a declaratory judgment on its duty to defend its insureds in a pending civil suit. ...Read More | |||
| CWCI Posts Analysis of AB 1213 | 06/15/2023 | ||
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| Excluding time spent resolving medical treatment disputes from the cap on the duration of temporary disability benefits would provide a nominal increase in benefits to a small proportion of injured workers, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Mother's Civil Suit Over Son's Death on 1st Day of Work | 06/15/2023 | ||
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| A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a mother’s civil suit for her son’s death on his first day at a new job. ...Read More | |||
| Contractor Class Code Certification Clears Committee | 06/14/2023 | ||
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| A policy committee in the California Senate passed a bill that would require contractors certify the class codes on their workers’ compensation policy when applying for and renewing licenses. ...Read More | |||
| CS Holding 11th Annual Comp Conference Sept. 7-8 | 06/14/2023 | ||
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| The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section is holding its 11th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Sept. 7-8 in Las Vegas. ...Read More | |||
| Court Upholds Worker's Impairment Rating, Remand to Determine Manifestation Date of Injury | 06/14/2023 | ||
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| A Kentucky appellate court upheld a worker’s 3% whole person impairment rating for his cumulative trauma injuries, as well as a remand order for an administrative law judge to determine when the injury manifested. ...Read More | |||
| CWCI: Direct Written Premium Up 11.7% in 2022 | 06/13/2023 | ||
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| Job creation and rising wages drove up covered wages enough to offset a decrease in average charged rates as total direct written premium increased about 11.7% from 2021 to 2022, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported. ...Read More | |||
| Court: No Supplemental Benefits for Former Football Player Turned Farmer | 06/13/2023 | ||
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| A former professional football player who turned to farming after injuries ended his career with the National Football League failed to prove an inability to earn 90% of his pre-injury income and is not entitled to supplemental income benefits, a Lo...Read More | |||
| Construction Worker's Labor Law Claims for Slip-and-Fall Accident Get Partially Reinstated | 06/13/2023 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court partially revived a construction worker’s negligence and Labor Law claims for his alleged slip and fall on ice. ...Read More | |||
| Court Orders Further Findings on Fee Payable to Doctor, Credit Owed to Employer | 06/13/2023 | ||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a district court judge erred by finding a worker was entitled to full reimbursement for a medical examination, and it remanded for the commissioner to determine the fee payable to the examining doctor and to determine the amount of credit owed to the employer....Read More | |||
