Workers' Compensation News
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Employer Had Duty to Protect Worker's Family From Asbestos Exposure | 10/15/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Virginia Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer has a duty to protect its employees' family members from potential exposure to asbestos fibers that the employee may carry home on his work clothes. ...Read More | |||
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Electrocution Leads to Proposed $331K Fine | 10/15/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Pennsylvania contractor is facing proposed federal penalties of $331,101 after a worker was electrocuted at a Johnstown job site. Insight ...Read More | |||
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Erie Insurance Appoints Sean Dugan as Corporate HR Officer | 10/12/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Erie Insurance has named veteran Sean Dugan as its vice president and corporate human resources officer, effective Oct. 25. ...Read More | |||
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Ex-Employees Charge Retaliation Over Shooting Range Comp Claims | 10/11/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Six employees of a Philadelphia shooting range have filed a lawsuit, alleging that they were fired after they filed workers' compensation claims over respiratory injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Expert Opinions Properly Excluded Due to Truck Driver's Failure to Disclose Witnesses | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided federal appellate court panel ruled that a truck driver’s failure to name his expert witnesses was fatal to his ability to prove causation for injuries from a fall. ...Read More | |||
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Employer That Disciplined Workers for Injuries Ordered to Pay $100K | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A federal district judge upheld a $100,000 award to a Wisconsin employee who was fired for committing an “unsafe act” after reporting that he had twisted his ankle, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said. ...Read More | |||
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Effective Date for E-Billing Rules Postponed to July 1 | 10/09/2018 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission has delayed the effective date for proposed electronic billing regulations and made several revisions after hearing public comments. ...Read More | |||
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Experts Say More Work Needed to Control Opioids | 10/04/2018 | |
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| By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — Workers’ compensation programs have dramatically reduced the amount of opioids used by injured workers, but more remains to be done to treat the addicts who were created when controls were lax, and to educate physicians and patients to prevent new ad...Read More | |||
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Environmental Hazards Put Health Care Workers at Risk, Chubb Says | 10/03/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A variety of environmental exposures at health care facilities, from mold to infectious diseases to hazardous waste, may put workers and patients at risk, according to a new white paper from Chubb. ...Read More | |||
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Equitable Principles Did Not Bar County From Denying Employment Relationship With Investigator | 10/03/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a county commission was entitled to summary judgment dismissing an investigator’s occupational disease claim on the basis that he was not a county employee. ...Read More | |||
