Workers' Compensation News
Church Mutual Names Alan S. Ogilvie President | 12/23/2022 | ||
State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Church Mutual Insurance Co. promoted Alan S. Ogilvie to president effective Jan. 1. ...Read More | |||
Construction Worker Gets Permission to Belatedly File Claim Against State Agency | 12/22/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an allegedly injured worker should have been granted leave to file a late notice of claim against a state agency. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Award of Compensation for Injured Worker's Epidural Injections | 12/22/2022 | ||
State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Delaware Superior Court upheld an award of compensation for a worker’s epidural injections for his back pain. ...Read More | |||
Commissioner Approves 10.2% Loss Costs Decrease | 12/22/2022 | ||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance announced a 10th consecutive reduction in workers' compensation loss costs for 2023. ...Read More | |||
CWCI Reports First Month-to-Month Increase in COVID Claims Since June | 12/21/2022 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reports that about 1,000 more claims for COVID-19 were filed in November than in October, marking the first month-to-month increase since June. ...Read More | |||
Construction Firms Cited for Fall Hazards | 12/21/2022 | ||
State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Construction firms in Oregon and Washington state were cited and fined for failing to provide fall protection for their workers. The Washingto...Read More | |||
Conflicting Evidence Precludes Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 12/21/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law claim could not be decided on summary judgment because there were triable issues as to whether a statutory exemption applied. ...Read More | |||
CWCI Opens Registration for Annual Meeting | 12/20/2022 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute opened registration for its 59th annual meeting, set for March 8 in Walnut Creek. ...Read More | |||
Comp Court Asked to Decide Jurisdiction Over Child Abuse Allegations | 12/20/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York trial court agreed with publisher Gannett Co. that a workers’ compensation judge should determine whether exclusivity prohibits lawsuits alleging a supervisor molested and sexually assaulted children delivering newspapers 40 years ago. ...Read More | |||
Court Upholds Summary Judgment on Claim for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 12/20/2022 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a worker on his Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case: ...Read More | |||