Workers' Compensation News
Evolving Cannabis Trends Will Affect Workers' Comp Systems, Pharma Experts Say | 10/29/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
As America’s lucrative cannabis industry continues to grow, workers’ compensation systems will have to adjust to changing regulatory trends and evolving treatment options for a drug that scientists are still trying to figure out, pharmaceutical experts said. ...Read More | |||
Exclusive Remedy Provision Doesn't Shield Attorney From Suit | 10/23/2020 | ||
State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that an attorney could not rely on the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Law to block a lawsuit by a former employee for the intentional infliction of emotional distress, sexual harassment and constructive discharge. ...Read More | |||
Exclusivity Doesn't Bar Maintenance Workers' Civil Suit Against Power Station Owner | 10/20/2020 | ||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A Florida appellate court ruled that a power station owner was not immune from civil liability to the injured employees of a contractor hired to perform maintenance work at the facility. ...Read More | |||
Employers Say 'Reasonable Investigation' Rule Eliminates Need for Presumption | 10/13/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Oregon employer advocates say a proposed COVID-19 presumption is not necessary because a new temporary rule will ensure that carriers conduct “reasonable” investigations before denying employees’ claims that they contracted the virus at work. ...Read More | |||
Employers Must Be Diligent Now That SB 1159 Is Law, Defense Expert Says | 10/08/2020 | ||
By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | Popular with Legal | |||
California’s COVID-19 presumption law is on the books until 2023, and the state’s employers might be running out of time to get up to speed on what’s required of them, a workers’ compensation defense attorney said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
Exclusive Remedy Doesn't Bar Privacy Act Claim | 09/29/2020 | ||
State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
In a case of first impression, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act does not bar an employee from pursuing a claim against her employer for alleged violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act. ...Read More | |||
Exposed Persons Must Wait 14 Days Before Attending Hearings, Agency Says | 09/24/2020 | ||
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
People who have tested positive for COVID-19 or believe they have been exposed to it can attend in-person hearings only after they have quarantined for two weeks, the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission said. ...Read More | |||
Employer Must Pay for Worker's Spinal Cord Stimulator Assessments | 09/17/2020 | ||
State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that a former corrections officer is entitled to have his employer pay for evaluations to determine whether a spinal cord stimulator is reasonable and necessary treatment. ...Read More | |||
Employer Hit With Fees for Failure to Timely File Notice of Compensation Payable | 09/14/2020 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker is entitled to an award of attorney fees from his employer due to its delay in filing a notice of compensation payable. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can Terminate Benefits to Worker Who Stopped Treatment | 09/14/2020 | ||
State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered publication of its decision allowing an employer to terminate a worker’s benefits because she stopped treatment. ...Read More | |||