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Workers' Compensation News

 
Employer Can't Use 'Last-Injurious-Exposure' Rule to End Liability for Medical Benefits 09/09/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an employer could not use the "last-injurious-exposure rule" to terminate its liability for a worker's medical treatment for his wrists based on an allegation that he had developed carpal tunnel at his new job. Case: Total Fire P...Read More
 
 
Exotic Dancers Sue to be Classified as Regular Employees 09/09/2014
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
About a dozen exotic dancers are suing clubs in Richland and Greenville counties for legal recognition as employees of their clubs, not independent contractors, according to heraldonline.com. The dancers filed a class-action suit, meaning as many as 1,750 strippers could collect back wage...Read More
 
 
Expert: Apax Buying Coventry WCS Would Mean Unprecedented Market Consolidation 09/04/2014
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
Although neither company is willing to comment, a managed care expert said this week that Apax Partners has inked a deal to buy Coventry’s workers’ compensation division from Aetna in a move that would further consolidate the market of cost-containment services. Apax Partners,...Read More
 
 
Electrician Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim Based on Fall from Scaffold 09/04/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A New York appellate court ruled that an electrician who fell from a scaffold should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim against the subcontractor who had furnished the scaffold for use. Case: Van Blerkom v. America Painting, No. 2014-00701, 08/20/2014, published....Read More
 
 
Employers Named Carrier of Choice by State Chamber of Commerce 09/04/2014
State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
Employers Holdings Co. announced Wednesday that it has been named the workers’ compensation insurance provider of choice for the Montana Chamber of Commerce. Representing more than 1,400 Montana businesses ranging in size and industry, eligible Chamber members can receive a 5% disco...Read More
 
 
Employer Can't Change Position on What was Major Contributing Cause of Worker's Disability 09/03/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that an employer who admitted that a worker's industrial injury was the major contributing cause of his disability in 2010 was estopped from later arguing ...Read More
 
 
Employer Can Seek Coverage for $1.5M Punitive Damage Award from Liability Ins. Carrier 09/03/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
A Texas employer was entitled to a declaratory judgment that its liability for a punitive damage award from an employee's lawsuit was not excluded from coverage under its liability insurance policies, but the 1st District Court of Appeals of Texas said that the employer did not establish the ...Read More
 
 
Enstar Acquires Companion in $218 Million Deal 08/28/2014
Source: Enstar Group Limited
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
Enstar Group Limited, a Bermuda-based corporation that manages insurance companies, has purchased Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Co. for $218 million. Enstar will mostly use the South Carolina-based Companion as part of its property and casualty legacy business, according to a ...Read More
 
 
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
 
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