Workers' Compensation News
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State Supreme Court Holds That Moonlighting Officer's Widow Should Get Benefits | 03/23/2020 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| It took almost 15 years of litigation, but the widow of a deputy sheriff killed in a freak accident after working security a football game will finally see survivor benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Split Supreme Court Overturns Certification of Employee Class Action | 03/23/2020 | |
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| State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Iowa Supreme Court overturned the certification of a class action of employees with pending workers’ compensation claims against a trucking company. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Rejects Willful Misconduct Defense | 03/23/2020 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a widow, finding that an employer could not blame her husband's fatal injuries from a trench collapse on misconduct. ...Read More | |||
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States Continue to Adjust Hearings, Mediations for Coronavirus Reality | 03/23/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| States continue to adjust to the new reality of coronavirus, with more cancellations, postponements and restrictions on workers' compensation proceedings. Here's a look at some of the most recent changes: ...Read More | |||
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Split Court Won't Allow Employer to Set Aside Default Judgment for Worker | 03/20/2020 | |
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| State: MS | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A divided Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to have a default judgment for an injured worker set aside. ...Read More | |||
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State Relaxes Rules on Telemedicine, Allowing Reimbursement | 03/20/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Patients will not have to visit a doctor's office before qualifying for telemedicine services, and most insurers must now pay the same for telemedicine as for similar in-person care, state officials said Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Denies Benefits for School Teacher | 03/19/2020 | |
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| State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a school teacher was not entitled to benefits for her alleged injuries from a fall as she entered her workplace, absent any credible evidence that her accident involved a risk to which she was not equally exposed to in her private life. ...Read More | |||
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State Classifies Worker Exposure Risk to Coronavirus | 03/17/2020 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Officials in Hawaii have classified worker exposure risk to the COVID-19 virus into four categories, according to the state’s Department of Labor & Industrial Relations. ...Read More | |||
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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit Against Insurance Broker | 03/17/2020 | |
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| State: NE | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a negligence claim against an insurance broker for failing to provide an employer with workers’ compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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State Fund Closes Monday to Curb Child Care Concerns Amid COVID-19 Threat | 03/17/2020 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Montana State Fund closed Monday to give workers a chance to arrange child care after the governor shut down schools, according to a report by the ...Read More | |||
