Workers' Compensation News
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Nursing Home Official Gets Probation for Kickback Scheme | 08/18/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A man who ran the workers' compensation program for a nursing home in central Pennsylvania was sentenced to probation for two years and ordered to forfeit $628,450, according to a report by ...Read More | |||
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NCCI Proposes 13.5% Rate Cut | 08/12/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The National Council on Compensation Insurance is recommending that the West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner reduce voluntary market loss costs by 13.5%. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow Whose Husband Died on Work Commute | 07/22/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to the widow of a worker killed in a traffic accident while he was coming home from a training meeting. ...Read More | |||
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No Benefits for Widow of Police Officer Who Died by Suicide | 07/21/2025 | |
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| State: CT | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s denial of benefits to the widow of a police officer who killed himself at work using his service revolver. ...Read More | |||
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Nurse's Benefits Reinstated After Termination for Refusing COVID Vaccine | 07/15/2025 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reinstated benefits to an injured nurse who was terminated while still working under restrictions due to her refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Neither Worker Nor Labor Law Defendant Entitled to Summary Judgment | 07/14/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a Labor Law defendant should not have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claims, but the worker was properly denied summary judgment on his claims, too. ...Read More | |||
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No Wage-Loss Benefits Due to Worker Who Didn't Engage in Reasonable Job Search | 07/11/2025 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to wage-loss benefits for a period when he was capable of employment and did not engage in a reasonable search for a job. ...Read More | |||
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No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Police Chief Injured in Car Accident | 07/09/2025 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the denial of duty disability retirement benefits to a police chief for her injuries from a single-vehicle accident while commuting to work. ...Read More | |||
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NJCRIB Eliminates Notice of Election Form | 07/03/2025 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau on Wednesday announced the elimination of the requirement to submit the physical notice of election form under the Large Risk, Large Deductible program and retrospective rating plans. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Worker Who Allegedly Fell Through Hole in Roof | 06/09/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a denial of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall through a hole in a building’s roof. ...Read More | |||
