Workers' Compensation News
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Employers Urged to Scrap Return-to-Work Programs
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08/04/2015
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State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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At least one Kentucky city has scrapped a return-to-work program and the state's League of Cities is suggesting that others should follow because of a Kentucky Supreme Court decision that claimants who are assigned to light-duty work while recovering must also be paid their temporary disabili...Read More
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Employers Net Income Falls 36% in Q2
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07/31/2015
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Employers Holdings on Thursday reported net income of $29.2 million for the second quarter, down from $45.6 million in the prior-year quarter.
The Reno, Nevada-based carrier reported net written premiums of $188.3 million, down 1% from $190.8 million in the second quarter of 2014. Th...Read More
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Election of Remedies Doctrine Barred Worker's Claim
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07/29/2015
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State: DE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Delaware Superior Court judge ruled that an injured worker who failed to secure an award of comp benefits from his uninsured employer was barred by the election of remedies doctrine from attempting to recover from his employer in tort.
Case: Maravilla-Diego v. MBM Construction II, No. N...Read More
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Employers Avoid WC Premiums for more than 500,000
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07/28/2015
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State: PA | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Pennsylvania employers may be avoiding workers’ compensation premiums on more than 500,000 workers in their state by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
A wage theft study by the Temple University Beasle...Read More
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Employer's Threat to Fire Wasn't Deliberate Intent
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07/27/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: MS | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Mississippi Supreme Court last week threw out a wrongful death claim by the family of a hotel housekeeper who says her employer literally worked her to death.
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Employer Insured by Policy that Omitted its Name
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07/27/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Montana Supreme Court ruled that an employer was an "insured" employer, entitled to tort immunity, even though the insurance policy issued by the comp carrier that paid benefits to its employee didn't specifically name it as an insured.
Case: Stokes v. Golden Triangle, N...Read More
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Experts See Opportunity for Comp as 'Gig Economy' Shifts
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07/23/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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If other companies in the burgeoning “sharing economy” take a lesson from companies like Homejoy, Instacart and Shyp, the workers’ compensation industry could have a new base of customers.
Companies in the "sharing" or "gig" economy connect service pr...Read More
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Exclusion of Video Didn't Warrant Reversal of Jones Act Award
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07/22/2015
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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A divided Texas appellate court panel on Tuesday upheld a jury's $8.5 million verdict in favor of an injured offshore rig worker for his back injury.
The 1st District Court of Appeals' Chief Justice Sherry Radack and Senior Justice Terry Jennings found the verdict was not excessiv...Read More
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Employer Can't Claim Worker Was Contractor
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07/22/2015
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The Commonwealth Court ruled that a painting company's failure to have a worker sign an independent contractor agreement before the worker got hurt prevented the company from denying that the worker was an employee.
Case: Staron v. WCAB (Farrier), No. 2140 C.D. 2014, 07/17/2015, publi...Read More
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