Workers' Compensation News
Employee's Bonuses Were Part of Her 'Gross Wages' for Purposes of Calculating Benefits | 08/25/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The bonuses that an employee regularly received on an annual and quarterly basis were properly treated as being part of her gross income for purposes of determining the amount of her workers' compensation award, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled. C...Read More | |||
Experts See Residual Market Growth as a Minor Concern | 08/22/2014 | ||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Recent growth in the workers’ compensation residual market pools does not appear to be a cause for concern in the insurance industry. Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, said the increases are of some concern, but are not sufficient to cause a great dea...Read More | |||
Employer's 'Gross Mistake' in Classifying Payroll Warranted Retroactive Premium Increases | 08/20/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
An employer who made a "gross mistake" in classifying its Ohio workers is liable for the increased premiums it should have been paying for its staff, retroactive for two years, the state's 10th...Read More | |||
Employer Forfeited Challenge to Board Order to Pay Deposit to State Aggregate Fund | 08/20/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A New York appellate court upheld an order by the Workers' Compensation Board compelling an employer to make a $341,123.64 deposit into the state aggregate trust fund to cover the cost of a worker's permanent total disability benefits from his Lyme disease....Read More | |||
Employed Worker Can't Get Award for Permanent Total Disability, Court Says | 08/19/2014 | ||
By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter) | |||
State: UT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Utah Court of Appeals published a decision holding that a worker who actually has a job can't collect permanent total disability benefits. While a seemingly obvious principle,...Read More | |||
Ethics Committee Receives 34 Complaints, Finds one Judge Acted Inappropriately | 08/12/2014 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Of 34 ethics complaints filed against California workers' compensation judges last year, the Workers' Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee found only one instance in which a judge violated the Code of Judicial Ethics or state ethics regulations, according to a report released Monday....Read More | |||
Employer's Payments Under Short-Term Disability Plan Were Advance Payments of Compensation | 08/11/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: DC | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The District of Columbia's highest court ruled that payments made from an employer-funded short-term disability policy to an employee who suffers a work-related injury are advance payments of compensation for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act. Case: Felder v. District of C...Read More | |||
Exel Inc. Faces $52,500 in OSHA Fines Related to Forklift Violations in Toledo | 08/11/2014 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Exel Inc. faces proposed federal fines of $52,500 for safety violations involving forklifts at its automotive parts warehouse and distribution center in Toledo, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced....Read More | |||
Employer Can't Be Held Liable in Tort for Doctor's Assault on Nurse, Court Rules | 08/08/2014 | ||
Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
State: KY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Kentucky appellate court ruled that a nurse who was assaulted by a doctor could not hold her employer liable for this incident in tort, but it upheld the jury's award of $40,000 in damages against the doctor. Case: Powell v. Ashland Hospital Corp., ...Read More | |||
Employers Must Apply for BWC Refunds under $420 Million Settlement by Sept. 22 | 08/05/2014 | ||
State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Employers seeking a refund in a recent $420 million settlement of a class-action case involving state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation-approved overcharges must apply by Sept. 22, the Columbus law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease reported in a recent note to clients. As many as 2...Read More | |||