Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Penalized for Failure to Authorize Surgery, Pay TTD | 12/28/2021 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was properly penalized for its failure to authorize a second surgery for an injured worker or pay temporary total disability benefits while she was unable to work. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Provision Doesn't Bar Worker's Suit Against Nursing Home | 12/15/2021 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Law did not bar a worker’s suit against a nursing home for her injuries in a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Exclusive Remedy Bars Worker's Suit for Carrier's Alleged Mishandling of Claim | 12/02/2021 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claims against his former employer’s insurance carrier for the alleged mishandling of his workers’ compensation claim. ...Read More | |||
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Early COVID Decisions Provide Blueprint for Rebutting Presumption, Attorneys Say | 11/23/2021 | |
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| By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The first two decisions from arbitrators suggest Illinois employers can rebut the presumption that COVID-19 is compensable by providing some concrete evidence of efforts to mitigate spread of the disease, according to workers’ compensation defense attorneys who spoke during a webinar Monday...Read More | |||
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Employer Can Apportion Liability for Worker's Benefits to Special Fund Division | 11/19/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a school district was entitled to apportionment of an injured employee’s benefits, since he credibly testified that his employer had hired him knowing he had preexisting disabilities. ...Read More | |||
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Employer Beats Wrongful Termination Claim, Gets Award of Costs | 11/15/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to an award of costs, but not attorney fees, after its former employee rejected a pretrial offer to settle his wrongful termination claim and then lost the case. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Commissioner Gets 7-Year Sentence for Fraud, Money Laundering | 10/14/2021 | |
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| State: GA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to seven years in prison following his conviction on 37 counts of fraud and money laundering through a high-risk property insurance association he managed. ...Read More | |||
| Employer Can Terminate Payments for Narcotic Medication for Worker Who Lied About Drug Use | 10/12/2021 | ||
| State: DE | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an employer was entitled to discontinue its payment for narcotic painkillers medications based on an injured worker's high use of the medication and dishonesty regarding her use of marijuana. ...Read More | |||
| Eight Comp Judges Up for Reappointment | 10/07/2021 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Statewide Nominating Commission for the Judges of Compensation Claims will meet Dec. 13 to interview candidates for potential reappointment by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. At the same time, the commission announced it is accepting applications for prospective judges. The followi...Read More | |||
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Employer Has Right to Select Worker's New Doctor | 09/17/2021 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Florida appellate court ruled that an employer was entitled to select a new treatment provider after a judge ruled that the first doctor was too far from the worker’s home. ...Read More | |||
