Workers' Compensation News
Employers Holdings Feels Impact of Golden State Rate Increase | 10/25/2019 | ||
By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
Employers Holdings appears to be going it alone in raising workers’ comp insurance rates in California, a move that put a nearly $12 million dent in the company’s new business in the state, executives said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
Employer Not Liable for All of Worker's Knee Surgeries | 10/24/2019 | ||
State: UT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The Utah Court of Appeals ruled that the employer of a worker who sustained a compensable knee injury was not liable for the cost of two of three surgeries he underwent. ...Read More | |||
Employers Wonder: Will New Commissioner Go With NCCI or State Numbers on Loss Costs? | 10/22/2019 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Tennessee's new medical fee schedule has been in effect for only six weeks, but it's already having an impact on workers' compensation costs. ...Read More | |||
Employer Gets Labor Law Claim Dismissed but Faces Liability for Cross Claims | 10/22/2019 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court threw out a worker’s Labor Law claim against his employer and colleague, but ruled that the defendants could still face potential liability on a property owner’s claims for indemnification and contribution. ...Read More | |||
Employer Found Guilty of Lacking Comp Coverage in Wildfire Death Case | 10/18/2019 | ||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
The employer of a man who died while fighting the 2016 Soberanes Fire has been found guilty in Monterey County Superior Court of not carrying workers’ compensation insurance. ...Read More | |||
Employer Can't Maintain Suit Against Insurance Broker | 10/16/2019 | ||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A Louisiana appellate court upheld the dismissal of an employer’s lawsuit against its insurance broker for failing to secure commercial general liability coverage. ...Read More | |||
Ex-Tyson Foods Attorney Accuses Company of Lying to Deny Claims | 10/14/2019 | ||
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A former workers’ compensation attorney for Tyson Foods accused the company of providing false information in workers’ compensation cases to deny claims, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
Even as Fraud Tech Improves, Double Dippers Not Laying Off Social Media | 10/10/2019 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
Claimants who try to collect benefits while working have shown no inclination to cut back on social media posts — the types of “look at me” postings that have tripped up so many fraudsters, according to one of the largest claims investigation companies in the U.S. ...Read More | |||
Employer Denied Board Review for Failure to List All Evidence | 10/10/2019 | ||
State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s failure to list all the evidence it was citing to challenge an award to a volunteer firefighter was fatal to its application for review. ...Read More | |||
Employers Facing Major Changes, Litigation With Marijuana, Asbestos and Billing Laws | 10/09/2019 | ||
By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
LISLE, Illinois — From marijuana to medical billing to asbestos claims, Illinois employers are about to see some major changes — and perhaps years of litigation before questions are fully answered. ...Read More | |||