Workers' Compensation News
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Judge Says Computers, Training Fueling Delays
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12/21/2006
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0
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The Office of Judges of Compensation Claims (OJCC) will launch a series of training sessions in January to speed the closing of cases -- a problem Deputy Chief Judge David Langham blames on the antiquated computers he found when he joined the court.
Langham was appointed deputy chief judg...Read More
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Justices: All Police Duties Qualify Under Benefits Law
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12/14/2006
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State: MN | Segment: Courts | 0
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The plain meaning of the words "any act of duty" in Minnesota law governing enhanced disability benefits for police and firefighters includes all tasks and functions of a police officer, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
The "any act of duty" clause in Minnesota Statute Section 353.656,...Read More
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Justices Reject Claim Defense as 'Patently Unfair'
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12/05/2006
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State: IA | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that an employer legally cannot admit liability for an industrial injury to control medical care, yet deny it later for determining compensability and benefits.
The justices unanimously reversed a trial court, which had decided against an award of bene...Read More
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Justices Won't Review Off-Season TD Decision
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12/01/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Courts | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court refused to hear a seasonal agricultural worker's appeal for year-round temporary disability payments.
The court on Wednesday denied Eva Ochoa's petition for review of a decision by the 5th District Court of Appeal. That court overturned the Workers' Compensa...Read More
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Justices Uphold Voc Plan for Partially Deaf Cop
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11/30/2006
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State: ND | Segment: Courts | 0
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The North Dakota Supreme Court held that the state workers' compensation division is not automatically required to establish a medical assessment team and seek a medical opinion in every case in which a worker claims an injury or pre-existing condition.
Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle wr...Read More
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Justices Not Inclined to Call Firing Retaliatory
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11/21/2006
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State: UT | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Utah Supreme Court held that a woman's firing after she criticized her employer's record on workers' compensation claims did not rise to the level of a retaliatory discharge.
La-Z-Boy dismissed Marilyn Touchard from her position as an assistant safety manager and ergonomics team lead...Read More
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Justices Deny Review in Remedy Temp Saga
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11/20/2006
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The California Supreme Court refused to consolidate hundreds of claims for employees of professional staffing firms whose workers' compensation carriers have gone bankrupt.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied writ on a petition filed by attorney Mark Bonino, legal counsel for workers' co...Read More
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Justices Reject Liability Waivers in Conn. Workplaces
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11/17/2006
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State: CT | Segment: Courts | 0
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The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a waiver agreement that releases an employer from liability for negligence that leads to a workplace injury is against public policy.
The justices rejected the liability waivers and releases -- known as exculpatory agreements -- in employment, sa...Read More
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James River Group Announces Quarterly Dividends
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11/16/2006
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State: NC | Segment: Business | 0
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James River Group said Wednesday its board of directors has adopted a policy providing for quarterly cash dividends.
The Chapel Hill, N.C.-based insurance holding company said it intends to declare an initial quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share for the first quarter of 2007 at ...Read More
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Justices Reject Death Claim in Pentagon Crash
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11/07/2006
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State: VA | Segment: Top | 0
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An executive who was aboard the jetliner that hijackers crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, didn't qualify for workers' compensation death benefits because his company employed too few people, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled.
The justices issued their decision in the 9/11 death...Read More
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