Workers' Compensation News
| Chubb Announces Executive Changes | 06/17/2022 | ||
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| Chubb Ltd. said it has named Suresh Krishnan chief operating officer of the insurer’s third-party administrator, ESIS Inc. ...Read More | |||
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Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Discovery Orders in Worker's Civil Action | 06/17/2022 | |
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| A Florida appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to discovery orders related to an employee’s civil suit against it. C...Read More | |||
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Committees Pass Bills Addressing Coverage Rules for Contractors | 06/16/2022 | |
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| A California Assembly committee passed bills that would mandate comp coverage for pest control contractors and expand license classifications required to file a certificate of coverage with the Contractors State License Board. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Injunction on Insurance Regulator's Administrative Proceeding Against Air Evac | 06/16/2022 | |
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| A federal appellate court upheld a preliminary injunction barring West Virginia insurance regulators from moving forward with an administrative proceeding against an air ambulance provider over its “membership program.” ...Read More | |||
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Court Reverses Partial Summary Judgment on Worker's Labor Law Claim | 06/16/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court ruled that a property owner and construction manager should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing part of a worker’s Labor Law claim. ...Read More | |||
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Court Tosses Worker's Challenge to Denial of Request for COVID Information | 06/15/2022 | |
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| A New York appellate court threw out as moot a worker’s challenge to the denial of his request for document production from his employer related to COVID-19 in his workplace. ...Read More | |||
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Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Alleged Hacking of Comp Database | 06/14/2022 | |
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| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against three insurance carriers and two investigators who allegedly hacked a computer system containing information entered by attorneys and their clients. ...Read More | |||
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Companies Cited Over Amputation Dangers | 06/14/2022 | |
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| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday announced citations to two companies over amputation risks and other violations that posed serious injuries to workers. ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Bus Driver Injured on Walk to Station | 06/13/2022 | |
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| The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits to a bus driver who fell as she was walking back to her car after finishing her shift. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Debit Card Payment, COVID-19 Exposure Notice Bills | 06/10/2022 | |
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| A California Senate committee passed bills introduced in the Assembly that would extend authorization to use debit cards to deliver benefits to injured workers and extend employers’ obligations to notify workers of potential exposure to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
